diff --git a/gapi/drive_api.py b/gapi/drive_api.py
index 2a33d85..1fdd2a7 100644
--- a/gapi/drive_api.py
+++ b/gapi/drive_api.py
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ class drive_api(API):
                 self.fill_in(parent)
                 parent = parent[sub]
         end = path[-1]
-        try:
-            return parent[end]
-        except KeyError:
-            self.fill_in(parent)
-        try:
-            return parent[end]
-        except KeyError:
-            raise FileNotFoundError()
+        for _try in range(2):
+            try:
+                return parent[end]
+            except KeyError:
+                if _try == 0:
+                    self.fill_in(parent)
+                else:
+                    raise FileNotFoundError()
 
     # finds all files and folders from a parent
     def fill_in(self,parent):