diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.cs
index 440ac6756..bac3c212b 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.cs
@@ -160,5 +160,30 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands
 
             return false;
         }
+
+        ///<summary>
+        /// Gets the previous level directory from a path string.
+        /// Checks that previous level directory exists and returns it 
+        /// as a path string, or empty string if doesnt exit
+        ///</summary>
+        public static string GetPreviousExistingDirectory(Func<string, bool> locationExists, string path)
+        {
+            var previousDirectoryPath = "";
+            int index = path.LastIndexOf('\\');
+            if (index > 0 && index < (path.Length - 1))
+            {
+                previousDirectoryPath = path.Substring(0, index + 1);
+                if (!locationExists(path))
+                {
+                    return "";
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return "";
+            }
+
+            return previousDirectoryPath;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Test/Plugins/ExplorerTest.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Test/Plugins/ExplorerTest.cs
index 12121ec85..14469242e 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Test/Plugins/ExplorerTest.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Test/Plugins/ExplorerTest.cs
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Test.Plugins
 
         private bool MethodIndexExistsReturnsFalse(string dummyString) => false;
 
-        private bool LocationExistsReturnsTrue(string dummyString) => true;
+        private bool PreviousLocationExistsReturnsTrue(string dummyString) => true;
 
-        private bool LocationNotExistReturnsFalse(string dummyString) => false;
+        private bool PreviousLocationNotExistReturnsFalse(string dummyString) => false;
 
         [TestCase("C:\\Dropbox", "directory='file:C:\\Dropbox'")]
         public void GivenWindowsIndexSearch_WhenProvidedFolderPath_ThenQueryWhereRestrictionsShouldUseDirectoryString(string path, string expectedString)
@@ -200,17 +200,30 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Test.Plugins
 
         }
         
-        [TestCase(@"C:\Dropbox\Drop", @"C:\Dropbox")]
-        [TestCase(@"C:\Dropbox\Drop\App", @"C:\Dropbox\Drop")]
-        public void GivenAPartialPath_WhenPreviousLevelDirectoryExists_ThenShouldReturnThePreviousDirectoryPathString()
+        [TestCase(@"C:\Dropbox\Drop", true, @"C:\Dropbox\")]
+        [TestCase(@"C:\Dropbox\Drop\App", true, @"C:\Dropbox\Drop\")]
+        [TestCase(@"C:\Dropbox\Drop", false, "")]
+        public void GivenAPartialPath_WhenPreviousLevelDirectoryExists_ThenShouldReturnThePreviousDirectoryPathString(
+            string path, bool previousDirectoryExists, string expectedString)
         {
+            // When
+            Func<string, bool> previousLocationExists = null;
+            if (previousDirectoryExists)
+            {
+                previousLocationExists = PreviousLocationExistsReturnsTrue;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                previousLocationExists = PreviousLocationNotExistReturnsFalse;
+            }
 
-        }
-
-        [TestCase(@"C:\Dropbox\Drop", "")]
-        public void GivenAPartialPath_WhenPreviousLevelDirectoryNotExists_ThenShouldReturnEmptyString()
-        {
+            // Given
+            var previousDirectoryPath = FilesFolders.GetPreviousExistingDirectory(previousLocationExists, path);
 
+            //Then
+            Assert.IsTrue(previousDirectoryPath == expectedString,
+                $"Expected path string: {expectedString} {Environment.NewLine} " +
+                $"Actual path string is {previousDirectoryPath} {Environment.NewLine}");
         }
 
         public void GivenWindowsIndexSearch_WhenSearchPatternHotKeyIsSearchAll_ThenQueryWhereRestrictionsShouldUseScopeString() { }
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
index 155b89831..19fbdc9e6 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
@@ -113,22 +113,12 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search
             if (locationExists(querySearchString))
                 return ResultManager.CreateOpenCurrentFolderResult(querySearchString, false);
 
-            var partialPath = "";
-            int index = querySearchString.LastIndexOf('\\');
-            if (index > 0 && index < (querySearchString.Length - 1))
-            {
-                partialPath = querySearchString.Substring(0, index + 1);
-                if (!locationExists(partialPath))
-                {
-                    return null;
-                }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                return null;
-            }
+            var previousDirectoryPath = FilesFolders.GetPreviousExistingDirectory(FilesFolders.LocationExists, querySearchString);
 
-            return ResultManager.CreateOpenCurrentFolderResult(partialPath, true);
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(previousDirectoryPath))
+                return null;
+
+            return ResultManager.CreateOpenCurrentFolderResult(previousDirectoryPath, true);
         }
     }
 }