diff --git a/static/js/managers/MoveManager.js b/static/js/managers/MoveManager.js
index 4ffad779..4a7cc856 100644
--- a/static/js/managers/MoveManager.js
+++ b/static/js/managers/MoveManager.js
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ class MoveManager {
             folderPathInput.value = '';
         }
 
+        // Reset folder tree selection
+        if (this.folderTreeManager) {
+            this.folderTreeManager.clearSelection();
+        }
+
         try {
             // Fetch model roots
             const modelRootSelect = document.getElementById('moveModelRoot');
@@ -308,7 +313,7 @@ class MoveManager {
         }
 
         // Get selected folder path from folder tree manager
-        const targetFolder = this.folderTreeManager.getSelectedPath();
+        const targetFolder = this.useDefaultPath ? '' : this.folderTreeManager.getSelectedPath();
 
         let targetPath = selectedRoot;
         if (targetFolder) {
diff --git a/tests/frontend/managers/MoveManager.test.js b/tests/frontend/managers/MoveManager.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab829493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/frontend/managers/MoveManager.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { moveManager } from '../../../static/js/managers/MoveManager.js';
+import { state } from '../../../static/js/state/index.js';
+import { modalManager } from '../../../static/js/managers/ModalManager.js';
+import { getModelApiClient } from '../../../static/js/api/modelApiFactory.js';
+import * as storageHelpers from '../../../static/js/utils/storageHelpers.js';
+
+// Mock dependencies
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/state/index.js', () => ({
+    state: {
+        currentPageType: 'loras',
+        selectedModels: new Set(),
+        global: {
+            settings: {
+                download_path_templates: {
+                    lora: '{base_model}/unstaged'
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/managers/ModalManager.js', () => ({
+    modalManager: {
+        showModal: vi.fn(),
+        closeModal: vi.fn()
+    }
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/api/modelApiFactory.js', () => ({
+    getModelApiClient: vi.fn()
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/utils/storageHelpers.js', () => ({
+    getStorageItem: vi.fn(),
+    setStorageItem: vi.fn()
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/utils/uiHelpers.js', () => ({
+    showToast: vi.fn()
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/utils/i18nHelpers.js', () => ({
+    translate: vi.fn(key => key)
+}));
+
+describe('MoveManager', () => {
+    let mockApiClient;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        vi.clearAllMocks();
+        
+        // Setup DOM
+        document.body.innerHTML = `
+            <div id="moveModal">
+                <h2 id="moveModalTitle"></h2>
+                <label id="moveRootLabel"></label>
+                <select id="moveModelRoot"></select>
+                <input type="checkbox" id="moveUseDefaultPath" />
+                <div id="moveManualPathSelection">
+                    <input id="moveFolderPath" />
+                    <div id="moveFolderTree"></div>
+                </div>
+                <div id="moveTargetPathDisplay"><span class="path-text"></span></div>
+            </div>
+        `;
+
+        mockApiClient = {
+            apiConfig: {
+                config: {
+                    displayName: 'LoRA',
+                    supportsMove: true
+                },
+                endpoints: {
+                    moveModel: '/api/move'
+                }
+            },
+            modelType: 'loras',
+            fetchModelRoots: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ roots: ['/models/loras'] }),
+            fetchUnifiedFolderTree: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ success: true, tree: {} }),
+            moveSingleModel: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ success: true })
+        };
+        getModelApiClient.mockReturnValue(mockApiClient);
+    });
+
+    it('should reset folder selection when showing move modal', async () => {
+        // Manually set a selected path in folderTreeManager
+        moveManager.folderTreeManager.selectedPath = 'previous/path';
+        
+        await moveManager.showMoveModal('some/file.safetensors');
+        
+        expect(moveManager.folderTreeManager.getSelectedPath()).toBe('');
+    });
+
+    it('should ignore manual folder selection when useDefaultPath is true', async () => {
+        // Setup state
+        moveManager.useDefaultPath = true;
+        moveManager.currentFilePath = '/models/loras/flux/my-lora.safetensors';
+        document.getElementById('moveModelRoot').innerHTML = '<option value="/models/loras">/models/loras</option>';
+        document.getElementById('moveModelRoot').value = '/models/loras';
+        
+        // Manually set a selected path despite useDefaultPath being true
+        moveManager.folderTreeManager.selectedPath = 'wrong/folder';
+        
+        await moveManager.moveModel();
+        
+        // Should call moveSingleModel with the root path, NOT including the 'wrong/folder'
+        expect(mockApiClient.moveSingleModel).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+            '/models/loras/flux/my-lora.safetensors',
+            '/models/loras',
+            true
+        );
+    });
+
+    it('should include manual folder selection when useDefaultPath is false', async () => {
+        // Setup state
+        moveManager.useDefaultPath = false;
+        moveManager.currentFilePath = '/models/loras/flux/my-lora.safetensors';
+        document.getElementById('moveModelRoot').innerHTML = '<option value="/models/loras">/models/loras</option>';
+        document.getElementById('moveModelRoot').value = '/models/loras';
+        
+        // Set a selected path
+        moveManager.folderTreeManager.selectedPath = 'my/organized/folder';
+        
+        await moveManager.moveModel();
+        
+        // Should call moveSingleModel with root + selected folder
+        expect(mockApiClient.moveSingleModel).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+            '/models/loras/flux/my-lora.safetensors',
+            '/models/loras/my/organized/folder',
+            false
+        );
+    });
+
+    it('should handle bulk move and ignore manual folder selection when useDefaultPath is true', async () => {
+        // Setup state
+        moveManager.useDefaultPath = true;
+        moveManager.bulkFilePaths = [
+            '/models/loras/flux/lora1.safetensors',
+            '/models/loras/flux/lora2.safetensors'
+        ];
+        document.getElementById('moveModelRoot').innerHTML = '<option value="/models/loras">/models/loras</option>';
+        document.getElementById('moveModelRoot').value = '/models/loras';
+        
+        // Manually set a selected path
+        moveManager.folderTreeManager.selectedPath = 'wrong/folder';
+        
+        mockApiClient.moveBulkModels = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ success: true });
+        
+        await moveManager.moveModel();
+        
+        // Should call moveBulkModels with the root path, NOT including the 'wrong/folder'
+        expect(mockApiClient.moveBulkModels).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+            moveManager.bulkFilePaths,
+            '/models/loras',
+            true
+        );
+    });
+});