diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/views/explorerViewer.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/views/explorerViewer.ts
index f87c2e074d19b25c1bdc53392dbb34c4123b3b48..5d02a6bf33cca39965f4d024ab7b42a029666b42 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/views/explorerViewer.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/views/explorerViewer.ts
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ export class FileRenderer implements IRenderer {
 
 				inputBox.showMessage({
 					type: MessageType.INFO,
-					content: nls.localize('constructedPath', "Create **{0}** in **{1}**", fileType, newPath),
+					content: nls.localize('constructedPath', "Create {0} in **{1}**", fileType, newPath),
 					formatContent: true
 				});
 			}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/test/electron-browser/explorerModel.test.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/test/electron-browser/explorerModel.test.ts
index 6e4dfb23b11f7f330bc22ac83e2ce9cab0ae1de2..898f7e3fbc317390eaf305f6414adad25b771a4e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/test/electron-browser/explorerModel.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/test/electron-browser/explorerModel.test.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ suite('Files - View Model', () => {
 		assert(validateFileName(s, 'foo\\bar') === null);
 		assert(validateFileName(s, 'all/slashes/are/same') === null);
 		assert(validateFileName(s, 'theres/one/different\\slash') === null);
-		assert(validateFileName(s, '/slashAtBeginning') !== null);
+		assert(validateFileName(s, '/slashAtBeginning') === null);
 
 		if (isWindows) {
 			assert(validateFileName(s, 'foo:bar') !== null);