diff --git a/DotCMIS/binding/atompub/atompub.cs b/DotCMIS/binding/atompub/atompub.cs
index f3313a1..bcf0a30 100644
--- a/DotCMIS/binding/atompub/atompub.cs
+++ b/DotCMIS/binding/atompub/atompub.cs
@@ -1895,6 +1895,11 @@
 
             if (link == null)
             {
+                link = LoadLink(repositoryId, folderId, AtomPubConstants.RelFolderTree, AtomPubConstants.MediatypeDescendants);
+            }
+
+            if (link == null)
+            {
                 ThrowLinkException(repositoryId, folderId, AtomPubConstants.RelDown, AtomPubConstants.MediatypeDescendants);
             }