diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/node/node.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/node/node.go
index 795ce65c0e..7645ea54c6 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/node/node.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/node/node.go
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ import (
 	userpb "github.com/cs3org/go-cs3apis/cs3/identity/user/v1beta1"
 	provider "github.com/cs3org/go-cs3apis/cs3/storage/provider/v1beta1"
 	types "github.com/cs3org/go-cs3apis/cs3/types/v1beta1"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal/lockedfile"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/v2/internal/grpc/services/storageprovider"
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/v2/pkg/appctx"
 	ctxpkg "github.com/cs3org/reva/v2/pkg/ctx"
@@ -48,11 +54,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/v2/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/metadata/prefixes"
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/v2/pkg/storage/utils/grants"
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/v2/pkg/utils"
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal/lockedfile"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 )
 
 var tracer trace.Tracer
@@ -1261,8 +1262,7 @@ func (n *Node) ProcessingID(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 
 // IsSpaceRoot checks if the node is a space root
 func (n *Node) IsSpaceRoot(ctx context.Context) bool {
-	_, err := n.Xattr(ctx, prefixes.SpaceNameAttr)
-	return err == nil
+	return n.ID == n.SpaceID
 }
 
 // SetScanData sets the virus scan info to the node
diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/tree/propagator/async.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/tree/propagator/async.go
index 61bf9899e2..65de838742 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/tree/propagator/async.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/tree/propagator/async.go
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/google/renameio/v2"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal/lockedfile"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
+	"github.com/shamaton/msgpack/v2"
+
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/v2/pkg/appctx"
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/v2/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/v2/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/lookup"
@@ -33,12 +40,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/v2/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/metadata/prefixes"
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/v2/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/node"
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/v2/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/options"
-	"github.com/google/renameio/v2"
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal/lockedfile"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
-	"github.com/shamaton/msgpack/v2"
 )
 
 var _propagationGracePeriod = 3 * time.Minute
@@ -414,7 +415,7 @@ func (p AsyncPropagator) propagate(ctx context.Context, spaceID, nodeID string,
 	log.Info().Msg("Propagation done. cleaning up")
 	cleanup()
 
-	if !n.IsSpaceRoot(ctx) { // This does not seem robust as it checks the space name property
+	if !n.IsSpaceRoot(ctx) {
 		p.queuePropagation(ctx, n.SpaceID, n.ParentID, pc, log)
 	}