diff --git a/desktop/core/src/desktop/js/apps/storageBrowser/StorageBrowserPage/StorageBrowserTable/StorageBrowserTable.tsx b/desktop/core/src/desktop/js/apps/storageBrowser/StorageBrowserPage/StorageBrowserTable/StorageBrowserTable.tsx
index 58f7141d1ba..f89577f6fe2 100644
--- a/desktop/core/src/desktop/js/apps/storageBrowser/StorageBrowserPage/StorageBrowserTable/StorageBrowserTable.tsx
+++ b/desktop/core/src/desktop/js/apps/storageBrowser/StorageBrowserPage/StorageBrowserTable/StorageBrowserTable.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ import { i18nReact } from '../../../../utils/i18nReact';
 import huePubSub from '../../../../utils/huePubSub';
 import useDebounce from '../../../../utils/useDebounce';
 
-import { mkdir, CREATE_FILE_API_URL } from '../../../../reactComponents/FileChooser/api';
+import {
+  CREATE_DIRECTORY_API_URL,
+  CREATE_FILE_API_URL
+} from '../../../../reactComponents/FileChooser/api';
 import {
   StorageBrowserTableData,
   SortOrder,
@@ -241,19 +244,19 @@ const StorageBrowserTable = ({
     onPageNumberChange(nextPageNumber === 0 ? numPages : nextPageNumber);
   };
 
+  const { error: createFolderError, save: saveCreateFolder } =
+    useSaveData(CREATE_DIRECTORY_API_URL);
+
   const handleCreateNewFolder = (folderName: string) => {
-    setLoadingFiles(true);
-    mkdir(folderName, filePath)
-      .then(() => {
-        refetchData();
-      })
-      .catch(error => {
-        huePubSub.publish('hue.error', error);
-        setShowNewFolderModal(false);
-      })
-      .finally(() => {
-        setLoadingFiles(false);
-      });
+    saveCreateFolder(
+      { path: filePath, name: folderName },
+      {
+        onSuccess: () => refetchData(),
+        onError: () => {
+          huePubSub.publish('hue.error', createFolderError);
+        }
+      }
+    );
   };
 
   const { error: createFileError, save: saveCreateFile } = useSaveData(CREATE_FILE_API_URL);
diff --git a/desktop/core/src/desktop/js/reactComponents/FileChooser/api.ts b/desktop/core/src/desktop/js/reactComponents/FileChooser/api.ts
index 822dbf9f563..64735682fbc 100644
--- a/desktop/core/src/desktop/js/reactComponents/FileChooser/api.ts
+++ b/desktop/core/src/desktop/js/reactComponents/FileChooser/api.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ export const DOWNLOAD_API_URL = '/filebrowser/download=';
 export const FILESYSTEMS_API_URL = '/api/v1/storage/filesystems';
 export const SAVE_FILE_API_URL = '/filebrowser/save';
 export const VIEWFILES_API_URl = '/api/v1/storage/view=';
-const MAKE_DIRECTORY_API_URL = '/api/v1/storage/mkdir';
 
 export const CREATE_FILE_API_URL = '/api/v1/storage/create/file/';
+export const CREATE_DIRECTORY_API_URL = '/api/v1/storage/create/directory/';
 const RENAME_API_URL = '/api/v1/storage/rename';
 
 export interface ApiFileSystem {
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ export interface ApiFileSystem {
   user_home_directory: string;
 }
 
-export const mkdir = async (folderName: string, path: string): Promise<void> => {
-  await post(MAKE_DIRECTORY_API_URL, { name: folderName, path: path });
-};
-
 export const rename = async (src_path: string, dest_path: string): Promise<void> => {
   await post(RENAME_API_URL, { src_path: src_path, dest_path: dest_path });
 };