diff --git a/web/pgadmin/misc/file_manager/__init__.py b/web/pgadmin/misc/file_manager/__init__.py
index db5f0b6d4..d132e46eb 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/misc/file_manager/__init__.py
+++ b/web/pgadmin/misc/file_manager/__init__.py
@@ -984,7 +984,8 @@ class Filemanager(object):
 
             try:
                 # Check if the new file is inside the users directory
-                pathlib.Path(new_name).relative_to(the_dir)
+                if config.SERVER_MODE:
+                    pathlib.Path(new_name).relative_to(the_dir)
             except ValueError:
                 return self.ERROR_NOT_ALLOWED