diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/explorer/actions/CreateUssEntityAction.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/explorer/actions/CreateUssEntityAction.kt
index dd926a2a4..ca98561db 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/explorer/actions/CreateUssEntityAction.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/explorer/actions/CreateUssEntityAction.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.zowe.explorer.utils.castOrNull
 import org.zowe.explorer.utils.service // TODO: remove in v1.*.*-223 and greater
 import org.zowe.explorer.vfs.MFVirtualFile
 import org.zowe.kotlinsdk.ChangeMode
+import org.zowe.kotlinsdk.FileModeValue
 import org.zowe.kotlinsdk.FileType
 
 /**
@@ -58,67 +59,73 @@ abstract class CreateUssEntityAction : AnAction() {
     val view = e.getExplorerView<FileExplorerView>() ?: return
     val selected = view.mySelectedNodesData[0]
     val selectedNode = selected.node
-    val node = if (selectedNode is UssFileNode) {
-      selectedNode.parent?.takeIf { it is UssDirNode }
+
+    val node: UssDirNode = if (selectedNode is UssFileNode) {
+      selectedNode.parent?.takeIf { it is UssDirNode } as UssDirNode
     } else {
-      selectedNode.takeIf { it is UssDirNode }
+      selectedNode.takeIf { it is UssDirNode } as UssDirNode
     } ?: return
+
+    val connectionConfig = node.unit.connectionConfig ?: return
+    val dataOpsManager = DataOpsManager.instance
+
     val file = node.virtualFile
-    // TODO: Why is it highlighted ???
-    if (node is ExplorerUnitTreeNodeBase<*, *, *>) {
-      val connectionConfig = node.unit.connectionConfig.castOrNull<ConnectionConfig>() ?: return
-      val dataOpsManager = node.unit.explorer.componentManager.service<DataOpsManager>()
-      val filePath = if (file != null) {
-        dataOpsManager.getAttributesService<RemoteUssAttributes, MFVirtualFile>()
-          .getAttributes(file)?.path
+    val attributes = file?.let {
+      dataOpsManager.getAttributesService<RemoteUssAttributes, MFVirtualFile>()
+        .getAttributes(it)
+    }
+
+    val filePath = attributes?.path ?: node.value.path
+
+    showUntilDone(
+      initialState = fileType.apply { path = filePath },
+      { initState -> CreateFileDialog(e.project, state = initState, filePath = filePath) }
+    ) {
+      var res = false
+      val allocationParams = it.toAllocationParams()
+      val fileType = if (allocationParams.parameters.type == FileType.FILE) {
+        "File"
       } else {
-        (node as UssDirNode).value.path
+        "Directory"
       }
-      if (filePath != null) {
-        showUntilDone(
-          initialState = fileType.apply { path = filePath },
-          { initState -> CreateFileDialog(e.project, state = initState, filePath = filePath) }
-        ) {
-          var res = false
-          val allocationParams = it.toAllocationParams()
-          val fileType = if (allocationParams.parameters.type == FileType.FILE) {
-            "File"
-          } else {
-            "Directory"
+      runModalTask(
+        title = "Creating $fileType ${allocationParams.fileName}",
+        project = e.project,
+        cancellable = true
+      ) { indicator ->
+        runCatching {
+          dataOpsManager.performOperation(
+            operation = UssAllocationOperation(
+              request = allocationParams,
+              connectionConfig = connectionConfig
+            ),
+            progressIndicator = indicator
+          )
+
+          val fileFetchProvider = dataOpsManager
+            .getFileFetchProvider<UssQuery, RemoteQuery<ConnectionConfig, UssQuery, Unit>, MFVirtualFile>(
+              UssQuery::class.java, RemoteQuery::class.java, MFVirtualFile::class.java
+            )
+
+          attributes?.fileMode?.let { fm ->
+            if (checkReadPermissionsBeforeReload(fm.owner)) {
+              node.query?.let { query -> fileFetchProvider.reload(query) }
+            }
           }
-          runModalTask(
-            title = "Creating $fileType ${allocationParams.fileName}",
-            project = e.project,
-            cancellable = true
-          ) { indicator ->
-            val ussDirNode = node.castOrNull<UssDirNode>()
-            runCatching {
-              dataOpsManager.performOperation(
-                operation = UssAllocationOperation(
-                  request = allocationParams,
-                  connectionConfig = connectionConfig
-                ),
-                progressIndicator = indicator
-              )
-
-              val fileFetchProvider = dataOpsManager
-                .getFileFetchProvider<UssQuery, RemoteQuery<ConnectionConfig, UssQuery, Unit>, MFVirtualFile>(
-                  UssQuery::class.java, RemoteQuery::class.java, MFVirtualFile::class.java
-                )
-              ussDirNode?.query?.let { query -> fileFetchProvider.reload(query) }
-
-              changeFileModeIfNeeded(file, allocationParams, connectionConfig, indicator)
-
-            }.onSuccess {
-              ussDirNode?.cleanCache(false)
-              res = true
-            }.onFailure { t ->
-              view.explorer.reportThrowable(t, e.project)
+
+          changeFileModeIfNeeded(file, allocationParams, connectionConfig, indicator)
+        }.onSuccess {
+          attributes?.fileMode?.let { fm ->
+            if (checkReadPermissionsBeforeReload(fm.owner)) {
+              node.cleanCache(false)
             }
           }
-          res
+          res = true
+        }.onFailure { t ->
+          view.explorer.reportThrowable(t, e.project)
         }
       }
+      res
     }
   }
 
@@ -175,4 +182,11 @@ abstract class CreateUssEntityAction : AnAction() {
       e.presentation.isEnabled = false
     }
   }
+
+  private fun checkReadPermissionsBeforeReload(permission: Int): Boolean {
+    return permission == FileModeValue.READ.mode ||
+      permission == FileModeValue.READ_EXECUTE.mode ||
+      permission == FileModeValue.READ_WRITE.mode ||
+      permission == FileModeValue.READ_WRITE_EXECUTE.mode
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/explorer/ui/ExplorerTreeView.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/explorer/ui/ExplorerTreeView.kt
index 2abb20d6c..798c9a77d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/explorer/ui/ExplorerTreeView.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/explorer/ui/ExplorerTreeView.kt
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ val EXPLORER_VIEW = DataKey.create<ExplorerTreeView<*, *, *>>("explorerView")
 
 private val log = log<ExplorerTreeView<*, *, *>>()
 
-fun <ExplorerView: ExplorerTreeView<*, *, *>> AnActionEvent.getExplorerView(clazz: Class<out ExplorerView>): ExplorerView? {
+fun <ExplorerView : ExplorerTreeView<*, *, *>> AnActionEvent.getExplorerView(clazz: Class<out ExplorerView>): ExplorerView? {
   return getData(EXPLORER_VIEW).castOrNull(clazz)
 }
 
-inline fun <reified ExplorerView: ExplorerTreeView<*, *, *>> AnActionEvent.getExplorerView(): ExplorerView? {
+inline fun <reified ExplorerView : ExplorerTreeView<*, *, *>> AnActionEvent.getExplorerView(): ExplorerView? {
   return getExplorerView(ExplorerView::class.java)
 }
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ inline fun <reified ExplorerView: ExplorerTreeView<*, *, *>> AnActionEvent.getEx
  * @param rootNodeProvider the root node provider for the root node of the explorer
  * @param cutProviderUpdater the cut provider updater to store the information about the cut elements
  */
-abstract class ExplorerTreeView<Connection: ConnectionConfigBase, U : WorkingSet<Connection, *>, UnitConfig : EntityWithUuid>
+abstract class ExplorerTreeView<Connection : ConnectionConfigBase, U : WorkingSet<Connection, *>, UnitConfig : EntityWithUuid>
   (
   val explorer: Explorer<Connection, U>,
   private val project: Project,
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ abstract class ExplorerTreeView<Connection: ConnectionConfigBase, U : WorkingSet
       handler = object : ExplorerListener {
 
 
-        private fun <Connection: ConnectionConfigBase> onAddDelete(explorer: Explorer<Connection, *>) {
+        private fun <Connection : ConnectionConfigBase> onAddDelete(explorer: Explorer<Connection, *>) {
           if (explorer == this@ExplorerTreeView.explorer) {
             myFsTreeStructure.findByValue(explorer).forEach {
               myStructure.invalidate(it, true)
@@ -209,12 +209,18 @@ abstract class ExplorerTreeView<Connection: ConnectionConfigBase, U : WorkingSet
           }
         }
 
-        override fun <Connection: ConnectionConfigBase> onAdded(explorer: Explorer<Connection, *>,unit: ExplorerUnit<Connection>) {
+        override fun <Connection : ConnectionConfigBase> onAdded(
+          explorer: Explorer<Connection, *>,
+          unit: ExplorerUnit<Connection>
+        ) {
           onAddDelete(explorer)
         }
 
 
-        override fun <Connection: ConnectionConfigBase> onChanged(explorer: Explorer<Connection, *>, unit: ExplorerUnit<Connection>) {
+        override fun <Connection : ConnectionConfigBase> onChanged(
+          explorer: Explorer<Connection, *>,
+          unit: ExplorerUnit<Connection>
+        ) {
           if (explorer == this@ExplorerTreeView.explorer) {
             myFsTreeStructure.findByValue(unit).forEach {
               myStructure.invalidate(it, true)
@@ -222,7 +228,10 @@ abstract class ExplorerTreeView<Connection: ConnectionConfigBase, U : WorkingSet
           }
         }
 
-        override fun <Connection: ConnectionConfigBase> onDeleted(explorer: Explorer<Connection, *>, unit: ExplorerUnit<Connection>) {
+        override fun <Connection : ConnectionConfigBase> onDeleted(
+          explorer: Explorer<Connection, *>,
+          unit: ExplorerUnit<Connection>
+        ) {
           onAddDelete(explorer)
         }
       },
@@ -292,9 +301,9 @@ abstract class ExplorerTreeView<Connection: ConnectionConfigBase, U : WorkingSet
                 }
 
                 it is VFileDeleteEvent &&
-                this@ExplorerTreeView
-                  .ignoreVFileDeleteEvents
-                  .compareAndSet(true, true) -> {
+                  this@ExplorerTreeView
+                    .ignoreVFileDeleteEvents
+                    .compareAndSet(true, true) -> {
                   null
                 }
 
@@ -399,7 +408,8 @@ abstract class ExplorerTreeView<Connection: ConnectionConfigBase, U : WorkingSet
 
     tree.selectionModel.selectionMode = TreeSelectionModel.DISCONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION
     tree.addTreeSelectionListener {
-      mySelectedNodesData = tree.selectionPaths?.mapNotNull { makeNodeDataFromTreePath<Connection>(explorer, it) } ?: listOf()
+      mySelectedNodesData =
+        tree.selectionPaths?.mapNotNull { makeNodeDataFromTreePath<Connection>(explorer, it) } ?: listOf()
     }
 
     tree.addTreeWillExpandListener(object : TreeWillExpandListener {