diff --git a/public/static/locales/en/data.json b/public/static/locales/en/data.json
index 762074cad..ef3906abd 100644
--- a/public/static/locales/en/data.json
+++ b/public/static/locales/en/data.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "asyncDataDeletePending": "Deletion in progress. You will be notified when completed.",
     "asyncDataEmptyTrashPending": "Emptying trash. You will be notified when completed.",
     "asyncMovePending": "Move in progress. You will be notified when completed.",
+    "asyncPathListPending": "Path List creation in progress. You will be notified when completed.",
     "asyncRenamePending": "Rename in progress. You will be notified when completed.",
     "asyncDataRestorePending": "Restoring requested item(s). You will be notified when completed.",
     "automateCreateHtPathList": "Generate HT analysis path list",
diff --git a/src/components/data/PathListAutomation.js b/src/components/data/PathListAutomation.js
index 789d28aeb..489b2c255 100644
--- a/src/components/data/PathListAutomation.js
+++ b/src/components/data/PathListAutomation.js
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ import buildID from "components/utils/DebugIDUtil";
 import FormTextField from "components/forms/FormTextField";
 import FormSwitch from "components/forms/FormSwitch";
 
+import { announce } from "components/announcer/CyVerseAnnouncer";
+import { INFO } from "components/announcer/AnnouncerConstants";
+
 import SaveAsField from "./SaveAsField";
 import ids from "./ids";
 import { validateDiskResourceName } from "./utils";
@@ -100,7 +103,13 @@ export default function PathListAutomation(props) {
         {
             onSuccess: (data) => {
                 setCreatePathListError(null);
-                onCreatePathList(data.file.id, data.file.path);
+                if (data.async_task_id) {
+                    announce({
+                        text: t("asyncPathListPending"),
+                        variant: INFO,
+                    });
+                }
+                onCreatePathList(data?.file?.id, data?.file?.path);
             },
             onError: (error, { onError }) => {
                 let errMsg = null;
diff --git a/src/components/data/toolbar/DataDotMenu.js b/src/components/data/toolbar/DataDotMenu.js
index 2c1c84e52..651dd2487 100644
--- a/src/components/data/toolbar/DataDotMenu.js
+++ b/src/components/data/toolbar/DataDotMenu.js
@@ -458,7 +458,9 @@ function DataDotMenu(props) {
                 onClose={() => setPathListDlgOpen(false)}
                 onCreatePathList={(id, path) => {
                     setPathListDlgOpen(false);
-                    routeToFile(id, path);
+                    if (id && path) {
+                        routeToFile(id, path);
+                    }
                 }}
                 onCancel={() => setPathListDlgOpen(false)}
                 startingPath={path}