diff --git a/src/utils/BookmarksCorePluginSignature.spec.ts b/src/utils/BookmarksCorePluginSignature.spec.ts
index a83d0eb..251477e 100644
--- a/src/utils/BookmarksCorePluginSignature.spec.ts
+++ b/src/utils/BookmarksCorePluginSignature.spec.ts
@@ -1063,3 +1063,106 @@ describe('cleanupBookmarkTreeFromTransparentEmptyGroups', () => {
         }))))
     })
 })
+
+describe('findGroupForItemPathInBookmarks', () =>{
+    it('should return undefined if the matching container does not exist - case: no sortspec container', () => {
+        const items = consumeBkMock({})
+        const plugin = getBookmarksMock(items)
+        const parentFolder: BookmarkedParentFolder|undefined = _unitTests.findGroupForItemPathInBookmarks(
+            'inbox',
+            false,
+            plugin,
+            'sortspec'
+        )
+        expect(parentFolder).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+    it('should return undefined if the matching container does not exist - case: no 2nd level container', () => {
+        const items = consumeBkMock({
+            "sortspec": {
+                "\\\\group l1.1": {
+                    "\\\\group l2.1": {
+                        "\\\\group l3.1": {
+                            "\\\\deepest 1": {}
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "\\\\group l2.2": {
+                        "\\\\deepest 2": {}
+                    }
+                },
+                "\\\\group l1.2": {
+                    "\\\\group l2.1": {
+                        "\\\\deepest 3": {}
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        })
+        const plugin = getBookmarksMock(items)
+        const parentFolder: BookmarkedParentFolder|undefined = _unitTests.findGroupForItemPathInBookmarks(
+            'group l1.1/group l2.2/group l3.1/deepest 1',
+            false,
+            plugin,
+            'sortspec'
+        )
+        expect(parentFolder).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+    it('should return the sortspec container for root level items', () => {
+        const items = consumeBkMock({
+            "sortspec": {}
+        })
+        const plugin = getBookmarksMock(items)
+        const parentFolder: BookmarkedParentFolder|undefined = _unitTests.findGroupForItemPathInBookmarks(
+            'inbox',
+            false,
+            plugin,
+            'sortspec'
+        )
+        const expectedGroup = consumeBkMock({
+            "sortspec": {}
+        })
+        const expected = {
+            group: expectedGroup[0],
+            items: expectedGroup[0].items,
+            pathOfGroup: ''
+        }
+        expect(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(parentFolder))).toEqual(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(expected)))
+    })
+    it('should return the correct 2nd level container', () => {
+        const items = consumeBkMock({
+            "sortspec": {
+                "\\\\group l1.1": {
+                    "\\\\group l2.1": {
+                        "\\\\group l3.1": {
+                            "\\\\deepest 1": {}
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "\\\\group l2.2": {
+                        "\\\\deepest 2": {}
+                    }
+                },
+                "\\\\group l1.2": {
+                    "\\\\group l2.1": {
+                        "\\\\deepest 3": {}
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        })
+        const plugin = getBookmarksMock(items)
+        const parentFolder: BookmarkedParentFolder|undefined = _unitTests.findGroupForItemPathInBookmarks(
+            'group l1.2/group l2.1/deepest 3',
+            false,
+            plugin,
+            'sortspec'
+        )
+        const expectedGroup = consumeBkMock({
+            "\\\\group l2.1": {
+                "\\\\deepest 3": {}
+            }
+        })
+        const expected = {
+            group: expectedGroup[0],
+            items: expectedGroup[0].items,
+            pathOfGroup: 'group l1.2/group l2.1'
+        }
+        expect(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(parentFolder))).toEqual(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(expected)))
+    })
+})
diff --git a/src/utils/BookmarksCorePluginSignature.ts b/src/utils/BookmarksCorePluginSignature.ts
index a2fff74..38e9697 100644
--- a/src/utils/BookmarksCorePluginSignature.ts
+++ b/src/utils/BookmarksCorePluginSignature.ts
@@ -450,27 +450,35 @@ const findGroupForItemPathInBookmarks = (itemPath: string, createIfMissing: bool
     }
 
     let group: BookmarkedGroup|undefined = undefined
+    let failed: boolean = false
+    let firstItem: boolean = true
 
-    parentPathComponents.forEach((pathSegment, index) => {
+    for (let pathSegment of parentPathComponents) {
         group = items.find((it) => it.type === 'group' && groupNameForPath(it.title||'') === pathSegment) as BookmarkedGroup
         if (!group) {
             if (createIfMissing) {
-                const theSortingBookmarksContainerGroup = (bookmarksGroup && index === 0)
+                const theSortingBookmarksContainerGroup = !!bookmarksGroup && firstItem
                 const groupName: string = theSortingBookmarksContainerGroup ? pathSegment : groupNameTransparentForSorting(pathSegment)
                 group = createBookmarkGroupEntry(groupName)
                 items.push(group)
             } else {
-                return undefined
+                failed = true
+                break
             }
+            firstItem = false
         }
 
         items = group.items
-    })
+    }
 
-    return {
-        items: items,
-        group: group,
-        pathOfGroup: parentPath
+    if (failed) {
+        return undefined
+    } else {
+        return {
+            items: items,
+            group: group,
+            pathOfGroup: parentPath
+        }
     }
 }