diff --git a/ui/app/routes/allocations/allocation/fs.js b/ui/app/routes/allocations/allocation/fs.js
index ae1c67fe79a..c988b7e05ba 100644
--- a/ui/app/routes/allocations/allocation/fs.js
+++ b/ui/app/routes/allocations/allocation/fs.js
@@ -7,12 +7,7 @@ export default class FsRoute extends Route {
     const decodedPath = decodeURIComponent(path);
     const allocation = this.modelFor('allocations.allocation');
 
-    if (!allocation.isRunning) {
-      return {
-        path: decodedPath,
-        allocation,
-      };
-    }
+    if (!allocation) return;
 
     return RSVP.all([allocation.stat(decodedPath), allocation.get('node')])
       .then(([statJson]) => {
diff --git a/ui/app/routes/allocations/allocation/task/fs.js b/ui/app/routes/allocations/allocation/task/fs.js
index 7fcbc8734f9..8ba69555c0b 100644
--- a/ui/app/routes/allocations/allocation/task/fs.js
+++ b/ui/app/routes/allocations/allocation/task/fs.js
@@ -6,19 +6,14 @@ export default class FsRoute extends Route {
   model({ path = '/' }) {
     const decodedPath = decodeURIComponent(path);
     const taskState = this.modelFor('allocations.allocation.task');
-    const allocation = taskState.allocation;
 
+    if (!taskState || !taskState.allocation) return;
+
+    const allocation = taskState.allocation;
     const pathWithTaskName = `${taskState.name}${
       decodedPath.startsWith('/') ? '' : '/'
     }${decodedPath}`;
 
-    if (!taskState.isRunning) {
-      return {
-        path: decodedPath,
-        taskState,
-      };
-    }
-
     return RSVP.all([allocation.stat(pathWithTaskName), taskState.get('allocation.node')])
       .then(([statJson]) => {
         if (statJson.IsDir) {
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/components/fs/browser.hbs b/ui/app/templates/components/fs/browser.hbs
index 67e67c76500..5eebf798c58 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/components/fs/browser.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/components/fs/browser.hbs
@@ -1,47 +1,38 @@
 <section class="section is-closer {{if this.isFile "is-full-width"}}">
-  {{#if this.model.isRunning}}
-    {{#if this.isFile}}
-      <Fs::File @allocation={{this.allocation}} @taskState={{this.taskState}} @file={{this.path}} @stat={{this.stat}} @class="fs-explorer">
+  {{#if this.isFile}}
+    <Fs::File @allocation={{this.allocation}} @taskState={{this.taskState}} @file={{this.path}} @stat={{this.stat}} @class="fs-explorer">
+      <Fs::Breadcrumbs @allocation={{this.allocation}} @taskState={{this.taskState}} @path={{this.path}} />
+    </Fs::File>
+  {{else}}
+    <div class="fs-explorer boxed-section">
+      <div class="boxed-section-head">
         <Fs::Breadcrumbs @allocation={{this.allocation}} @taskState={{this.taskState}} @path={{this.path}} />
-      </Fs::File>
-    {{else}}
-      <div class="fs-explorer boxed-section">
-        <div class="boxed-section-head">
-          <Fs::Breadcrumbs @allocation={{this.allocation}} @taskState={{this.taskState}} @path={{this.path}} />
-        </div>
-        {{#if this.directoryEntries}}
-          <ListTable
-            @source={{this.sortedDirectoryEntries}}
-            @sortProperty={{this.sortProperty}}
-            @sortDescending={{this.sortDescending}}
-            @class="boxed-section-body is-full-bleed is-compact" as |t|>
-            <t.head>
-              <t.sort-by @prop="Name" @class="is-two-thirds">Name</t.sort-by>
-              <t.sort-by @prop="Size" @class="has-text-right">File Size</t.sort-by>
-              <t.sort-by @prop="ModTime" @class="has-text-right">Last Modified</t.sort-by>
-            </t.head>
-            <t.body as |row|>
-              <Fs::DirectoryEntry @path={{this.path}} @allocation={{this.allocation}} @taskState={{this.taskState}} @entry={{row.model}} />
-            </t.body>
-          </ListTable>
-        {{else}}
-          <div class="boxed-section-body">
-            <div data-test-empty-directory class="empty-message">
-              <h3 data-test-empty-directory-headline class="empty-message-headline">No Files</h3>
-              <p data-test-empty-directory-body class="empty-message-body">
-                Directory is currently empty.
-              </p>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        {{/if}}
       </div>
-    {{/if}}
-  {{else}}
-    <div data-test-not-running class="empty-message">
-      <h3 data-test-not-running-headline class="empty-message-headline">{{capitalize this.type}} is not Running</h3>
-      <p data-test-not-running-body class="empty-message-body">
-        Cannot access files of a{{if this.allocation 'n'}} {{this.type}} that is not running.
-      </p>
+      {{#if this.directoryEntries}}
+        <ListTable
+          @source={{this.sortedDirectoryEntries}}
+          @sortProperty={{this.sortProperty}}
+          @sortDescending={{this.sortDescending}}
+          @class="boxed-section-body is-full-bleed is-compact" as |t|>
+          <t.head>
+            <t.sort-by @prop="Name" @class="is-two-thirds">Name</t.sort-by>
+            <t.sort-by @prop="Size" @class="has-text-right">File Size</t.sort-by>
+            <t.sort-by @prop="ModTime" @class="has-text-right">Last Modified</t.sort-by>
+          </t.head>
+          <t.body as |row|>
+            <Fs::DirectoryEntry @path={{this.path}} @allocation={{this.allocation}} @taskState={{this.taskState}} @entry={{row.model}} />
+          </t.body>
+        </ListTable>
+      {{else}}
+        <div class="boxed-section-body">
+          <div data-test-empty-directory class="empty-message">
+            <h3 data-test-empty-directory-headline class="empty-message-headline">No Files</h3>
+            <p data-test-empty-directory-body class="empty-message-body">
+              Directory is currently empty.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      {{/if}}
     </div>
   {{/if}}
 </section>
diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/allocation-fs-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/allocation-fs-test.js
index 7e35a8b11c7..2712a325f32 100644
--- a/ui/tests/acceptance/allocation-fs-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/allocation-fs-test.js
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 /* eslint-disable ember-a11y-testing/a11y-audit-called */ // Covered in behaviours/fs
-import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { module } from 'qunit';
 import { setupApplicationTest } from 'ember-qunit';
 
 import setupMirage from 'ember-cli-mirage/test-support/setup-mirage';
-import Response from 'ember-cli-mirage/response';
 
 import browseFilesystem from './behaviors/fs';
 
-import FS from 'nomad-ui/tests/pages/allocations/fs';
-
 let allocation;
 let files;
 
@@ -48,24 +45,6 @@ module('Acceptance | allocation fs', function(hooks) {
     this.nestedDirectory = files[1];
   });
 
-  test('when the allocation is not running, an empty state is shown', async function(assert) {
-    // The API 500s on stat when not running
-    this.server.get('/client/fs/stat/:allocation_id', () => {
-      return new Response(500, {}, 'no such file or directory');
-    });
-
-    allocation.update({
-      clientStatus: 'complete',
-    });
-
-    await FS.visitAllocation({ id: allocation.id });
-    assert.ok(FS.hasEmptyState, 'Non-running allocation has no files');
-    assert.ok(
-      FS.emptyState.headline.includes('Allocation is not Running'),
-      'Empty state explains the condition'
-    );
-  });
-
   browseFilesystem({
     visitSegments: ({ allocation }) => ({ id: allocation.id }),
     getExpectedPathBase: ({ allocation }) => `/allocations/${allocation.id}/fs/`,
diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/task-fs-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/task-fs-test.js
index 5a3bd4765f6..9737e8060d2 100644
--- a/ui/tests/acceptance/task-fs-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/task-fs-test.js
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 /* eslint-disable ember-a11y-testing/a11y-audit-called */ // Covered in behaviours/fs
-import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { module } from 'qunit';
 import { setupApplicationTest } from 'ember-qunit';
 
 import setupMirage from 'ember-cli-mirage/test-support/setup-mirage';
-import Response from 'ember-cli-mirage/response';
 
 import browseFilesystem from './behaviors/fs';
 
-import FS from 'nomad-ui/tests/pages/allocations/fs';
-
 let allocation;
 let task;
 let files, taskDirectory, directory, nestedDirectory;
@@ -37,10 +34,18 @@ module('Acceptance | task fs', function(hooks) {
     files.push(taskDirectory);
 
     // Nested files
-    directory = server.create('allocFile', { isDir: true, name: 'directory', parent: taskDirectory });
+    directory = server.create('allocFile', {
+      isDir: true,
+      name: 'directory',
+      parent: taskDirectory,
+    });
     files.push(directory);
 
-    nestedDirectory = server.create('allocFile', { isDir: true, name: 'another', parent: directory });
+    nestedDirectory = server.create('allocFile', {
+      isDir: true,
+      name: 'another',
+      parent: directory,
+    });
     files.push(nestedDirectory);
 
     files.push(
@@ -51,7 +56,9 @@ module('Acceptance | task fs', function(hooks) {
       })
     );
 
-    files.push(server.create('allocFile', { isDir: true, name: 'empty-directory', parent: taskDirectory }));
+    files.push(
+      server.create('allocFile', { isDir: true, name: 'empty-directory', parent: taskDirectory })
+    );
     files.push(server.create('allocFile', 'file', { fileType: 'txt', parent: taskDirectory }));
     files.push(server.create('allocFile', 'file', { fileType: 'txt', parent: taskDirectory }));
 
@@ -60,29 +67,11 @@ module('Acceptance | task fs', function(hooks) {
     this.nestedDirectory = nestedDirectory;
   });
 
-  test('when the task is not running, an empty state is shown', async function(assert) {
-    // The API 500s on stat when not running
-    this.server.get('/client/fs/stat/:allocation_id', () => {
-      return new Response(500, {}, 'no such file or directory');
-    });
-
-    task.update({
-      finishedAt: new Date(),
-    });
-
-    await FS.visitTask({ id: allocation.id, name: task.name });
-    assert.ok(FS.hasEmptyState, 'Non-running task has no files');
-    assert.ok(
-      FS.emptyState.headline.includes('Task is not Running'),
-      'Empty state explains the condition'
-    );
-  });
-
   browseFilesystem({
-    visitSegments: ({allocation,task}) => ({ id: allocation.id, name: task.name }),
-    getExpectedPathBase: ({allocation,task}) => `/allocations/${allocation.id}/${task.name}/fs/`,
-    getTitleComponent: ({task}) => `Task ${task.name} filesystem`,
-    getBreadcrumbComponent: ({task}) => task.name,
+    visitSegments: ({ allocation, task }) => ({ id: allocation.id, name: task.name }),
+    getExpectedPathBase: ({ allocation, task }) => `/allocations/${allocation.id}/${task.name}/fs/`,
+    getTitleComponent: ({ task }) => `Task ${task.name} filesystem`,
+    getBreadcrumbComponent: ({ task }) => task.name,
     getFilesystemRoot: ({ task }) => task.name,
     pageObjectVisitFunctionName: 'visitTask',
     pageObjectVisitPathFunctionName: 'visitTaskPath',