diff --git a/rapids/templates/rapids/rapid_form.html b/rapids/templates/rapids/rapid_form.html
index c8d606ce..81bf8290 100755
--- a/rapids/templates/rapids/rapid_form.html
+++ b/rapids/templates/rapids/rapid_form.html
@@ -12,18 +12,20 @@
     // set to hold the files that are still being processed
     let active_file_inputs = new Set()
 
-    async function listAllFilesAndDirs(dirHandle) {
+    async function listAllFilesAndDirs(dirHandle, files_only) {
         const files = [];
         for await (let [name, handle] of dirHandle) {
             const {
                 kind
             } = handle;
             if (handle.kind === 'directory') {
-                files.push({
-                    name,
-                    handle,
-                    kind
-                });
+                if (files_only != true) {
+                    files.push({
+                        name,
+                        handle,
+                        kind
+                    });
+                }
                 files.push(...await listAllFilesAndDirs(handle));
             } else {
                 files.push({
@@ -75,6 +77,19 @@
 
     }
 
+    function getCurrentFiles() {
+        inputs = $("#rapid-form input[type=file]");
+
+        let files = new Set();
+        for (let j = 0; j < inputs.length; j++) {
+            i = inputs.get(j);
+            console.log(i)
+            files.add(i.files[0]);
+            console.log(i.files)
+        }
+        return files;
+    }
+
     function extendInputs(n) {
         // Makes sure we have n inputs available
         // returns available inputs
@@ -174,7 +189,7 @@
                 //ocr(el)
                 console.log(el);
 
-                if(feedback) {
+                if (feedback) {
                     arr = el.name.split("-");
                     arr.splice(2, 1, "feedback_image");
                     feedback_el_name = arr.join("-");
@@ -265,17 +280,28 @@
                 monitor_interval_id = setInterval(function () {
                     listAllFilesAndDirs(monitor_directory_handler).then((items) => {
                         console.log(items);
+                        files_to_add = Set();
+                        for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
+                            files_to_add.add(items[i].getFile());
+                        }
+                        current_files = getCurrentFiles();
+                        let distinct_set = new Set([...files_to_add].filter(x =>
+                            !
+                            current_files.has(x)));
+
+                        console.log(distinct_set)
                     });
                 }, 5000);
-                $("#directory-picker-display").text(monitor_directory_handler.name).after(
-                    $(
-                        " <span>[clear]</span>").click((evt) => {
-                        $(evt.target).remove();
-                        $("#directory-picker-display").text("");
-                        monitor_directory_handler = false;
-                        clearInterval(monitor_interval_id);
-                        //const files = await listAllFilesAndDirs(directoryHandle);
-                    }));
+                $("#directory-picker-display").text(monitor_directory_handler.name)
+                    .after(
+                        $(
+                            " <span>[clear]</span>").click((evt) => {
+                            $(evt.target).remove();
+                            $("#directory-picker-display").text("");
+                            monitor_directory_handler = false;
+                            clearInterval(monitor_interval_id);
+                            //const files = await listAllFilesAndDirs(directoryHandle);
+                        }));
             });
         });