diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7d49289a..dd9e83fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         nvim_version: [ stable, nightly ]
-        luals_version: [ 3.13.9 ]
+        luals_version: [ 3.15.0 ]
 
     env:
       VIMRUNTIME: /home/runner/nvim-${{ matrix.nvim_version }}/share/nvim/runtime
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/fs/remove-file.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/fs/remove-file.lua
index fd71ae6a..b4755063 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/fs/remove-file.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/fs/remove-file.lua
@@ -71,9 +71,16 @@ local function remove_dir(cwd)
 
     -- Type must come from fs_stat and not fs_scandir_next to maintain sshfs compatibility
     local stat = vim.loop.fs_stat(new_cwd)
-    local type = stat and stat.type or nil
+    -- TODO remove once 0.12 is the minimum neovim version
+    -- path incorrectly specified as an integer, fixed upstream for neovim 0.12 https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/33872
+    ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: param-type-mismatch
+    local lstat = vim.loop.fs_lstat(new_cwd)
 
-    if type == "directory" then
+    local type = stat and stat.type or nil
+    -- Checks if file is a link file to ensure deletion of the symlink instead of the file it points to
+    local ltype = lstat and lstat.type or nil
+
+    if type == "directory" and ltype ~= "link" then
       local success = remove_dir(new_cwd)
       if not success then
         return false
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua
index dedd6122..f59ceb6f 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ local lib = require("nvim-tree.lib")
 local notify = require("nvim-tree.notify")
 local utils = require("nvim-tree.utils")
 local core = require("nvim-tree.core")
+local full_name = require("nvim-tree.renderer.components.full-name")
 
 local M = {}
 
@@ -40,7 +41,12 @@ local function usable_win_ids()
     end
 
     local win_config = vim.api.nvim_win_get_config(id)
-    return id ~= tree_winid and win_config.focusable and not win_config.hide and not win_config.external or false
+    return id ~= tree_winid
+      and id ~= full_name.popup_win
+      and win_config.focusable
+      and not win_config.hide
+      and not win_config.external
+      or false
   end, win_ids)
 end