diff --git a/nw/gui/doctree.py b/nw/gui/doctree.py
index 0c4b12ab..9d8b6b72 100644
--- a/nw/gui/doctree.py
+++ b/nw/gui/doctree.py
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ class GuiDocTree(QTreeWidget):
             return
         pHandle = trItemP.text(self.C_HANDLE)
         nwItemS.setParent(pHandle)
+        nwItemS.setDepth(self.theProject.countItemDepth(tHandle))
         self.setTreeItemValues(tHandle)
         return
 
diff --git a/nw/project/project.py b/nw/project/project.py
index 992c969b..1a6b15ec 100644
--- a/nw/project/project.py
+++ b/nw/project/project.py
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class NWProject():
 
         # Report status
         if len(orphanFiles) > 0:
-            logger.warning("Found %d orphaned file(s) in project folder!" % len(orphanFiles))
+            self.theParent.makeAlert("Found %d orphaned file(s) in project folder!" % len(orphanFiles),1)
         else:
             logger.verbose("File check OK")
             return
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ class NWProject():
 
         return
 
-    def _countItemDepth(self, tHandle):
+    def countItemDepth(self, tHandle):
         theDepth = 0
         nwItem   = self.getItem(tHandle)
         while nwItem.parHandle is not None:
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ class NWProject():
             logger.verbose("Entry %s is a root item" % str(tHandle))
             self.treeRoots.append(tHandle)
 
-        itemDepth = self._countItemDepth(tHandle)
+        itemDepth = self.countItemDepth(tHandle)
         if itemDepth is None:
             logger.error("The depth of entry %s could not be determined" % tHandle)
         else:
diff --git a/sample/sampleNovel/nwProject.nwx b/sample/sampleNovel/nwProject.nwx
index 0f0d0fb7..6c914cfc 100644
--- a/sample/sampleNovel/nwProject.nwx
+++ b/sample/sampleNovel/nwProject.nwx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="0.0.1" fileVersion="1.0" timeStamp="2019-05-03 22:26:20">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="0.0.1" fileVersion="1.0" timeStamp="2019-05-04 11:53:50">
   <project>
     <name>Sample Project</name>
     <title>Sample Project</title>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
       <children>False</children>
       <expanded>False</expanded>
       <layout>SCENE</layout>
-      <charCount>2575</charCount>
+      <charCount>2571</charCount>
       <wordCount>377</wordCount>
       <paraCount>5</paraCount>
     </item>
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
       <type>FILE</type>
       <class>NOVEL</class>
       <status>0</status>
-      <depth>1</depth>
+      <depth>2</depth>
       <children>False</children>
       <expanded>False</expanded>
       <layout>SCENE</layout>
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
       <class>CHARACTER</class>
       <status>0</status>
       <depth>1</depth>
-      <children>False</children>
+      <children>True</children>
       <expanded>True</expanded>
     </item>
     <item handle="14298de4d9524" order="0" parent="f7e2d9f330615">
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
       <type>FILE</type>
       <class>CHARACTER</class>
       <status>0</status>
-      <depth>1</depth>
+      <depth>2</depth>
       <children>False</children>
       <expanded>False</expanded>
       <layout>NOTE</layout>
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
       <type>FILE</type>
       <class>CHARACTER</class>
       <status>0</status>
-      <depth>1</depth>
+      <depth>2</depth>
       <children>False</children>
       <expanded>False</expanded>
       <layout>NOTE</layout>