diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/lib/utils.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/lib/utils.ts
index 5c0464dc..cf9a7f3d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/lib/utils.ts
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ export const getFileMetadata = (filePath: string): FileMetadata | null => {
   };
 };
 
-export const fetchNodeAncestors = async (
+export const fetchNodeTree = async (
   database:
     | Kysely<WorkspaceDatabaseSchema>
     | Transaction<WorkspaceDatabaseSchema>,
   nodeId: string
 ): Promise<SelectNode[]> => {
-  return database
+  const nodes = await database
     .withRecursive('ancestor_nodes', (cte) =>
       cte
         .selectFrom('nodes')
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ export const fetchNodeAncestors = async (
     .selectFrom('ancestor_nodes')
     .selectAll()
     .execute();
+
+  return nodes.reverse();
 };
 
 export const fetchNode = (
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/queries/nodes/node-tree-get.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/queries/nodes/node-tree-get.ts
index c5188e78..dd72a7c7 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/queries/nodes/node-tree-get.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/queries/nodes/node-tree-get.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { ChangeCheckResult, QueryHandler } from '@/main/lib/types';
 import { NodeTreeGetQueryInput } from '@/shared/queries/nodes/node-tree-get';
 import { Event } from '@/shared/types/events';
 import { WorkspaceQueryHandlerBase } from '@/main/queries/workspace-query-handler-base';
-import { fetchNodeAncestors } from '@/main/lib/utils';
+import { fetchNodeTree } from '@/main/lib/utils';
 import { mapNode } from '@/main/lib/mappers';
 import { LocalNode } from '@/shared/types/nodes';
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export class NodeTreeGetQueryHandler
 {
   public async handleQuery(input: NodeTreeGetQueryInput): Promise<LocalNode[]> {
     const workspace = this.getWorkspace(input.accountId, input.workspaceId);
-    const rows = await fetchNodeAncestors(workspace.database, input.nodeId);
+    const rows = await fetchNodeTree(workspace.database, input.nodeId);
     return rows.map(mapNode);
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/services/workspaces/node-service.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/services/workspaces/node-service.ts
index eefdb239..a77fc908 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/services/workspaces/node-service.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/services/workspaces/node-service.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 } from '@colanode/core';
 import { decodeState, encodeState, YDoc } from '@colanode/crdt';
 
-import { fetchNodeAncestors } from '@/main/lib/utils';
+import { fetchNodeTree } from '@/main/lib/utils';
 import { mapFile, mapNode } from '@/main/lib/mappers';
 import { eventBus } from '@/shared/lib/event-bus';
 import { WorkspaceService } from '@/main/services/workspaces/workspace-service';
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ export class NodeService {
   public async createNode(input: CreateNodeInput): Promise<SelectNode> {
     this.debug(`Creating ${Array.isArray(input) ? 'nodes' : 'node'}`);
 
-    const ancestors = input.parentId
-      ? await fetchNodeAncestors(this.workspace.database, input.parentId)
+    const tree = input.parentId
+      ? await fetchNodeTree(this.workspace.database, input.parentId)
       : [];
 
     const model = getNodeModel(input.attributes.type);
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class NodeService {
         workspaceId: this.workspace.id,
         accountId: this.workspace.accountId,
       },
-      ancestors: ancestors.map(mapNode),
+      tree: tree.map(mapNode),
       attributes: input.attributes,
     };
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class NodeService {
     }
 
     const createdAt = new Date().toISOString();
-    const rootId = ancestors[0]?.id ?? input.id;
+    const rootId = tree[0]?.id ?? input.id;
 
     const { createdNode, createdMutation } = await this.workspace.database
       .transaction()
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ export class NodeService {
   ): Promise<UpdateNodeResult | null> {
     this.debug(`Updating node ${nodeId}`);
 
-    const ancestors = await fetchNodeAncestors(this.workspace.database, nodeId);
-    const nodeRow = ancestors[ancestors.length - 1];
+    const tree = await fetchNodeTree(this.workspace.database, nodeId);
+    const nodeRow = tree[tree.length - 1];
     if (!nodeRow || nodeRow.id !== nodeId) {
       return 'not_found';
     }
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ export class NodeService {
         workspaceId: this.workspace.id,
         accountId: this.workspace.accountId,
       },
-      ancestors: ancestors.map(mapNode),
+      tree: tree.map(mapNode),
       node: node,
       attributes: updatedAttributes,
     };
@@ -332,8 +332,8 @@ export class NodeService {
   }
 
   public async deleteNode(nodeId: string) {
-    const ancestors = await fetchNodeAncestors(this.workspace.database, nodeId);
-    const nodeRow = ancestors[ancestors.length - 1];
+    const tree = await fetchNodeTree(this.workspace.database, nodeId);
+    const nodeRow = tree[tree.length - 1];
     if (!nodeRow || nodeRow.id !== nodeId) {
       return 'not_found';
     }
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ export class NodeService {
         workspaceId: this.workspace.id,
         accountId: this.workspace.accountId,
       },
-      ancestors: ancestors.map(mapNode),
+      tree: tree.map(mapNode),
       node: node,
     };
 
diff --git a/apps/server/src/lib/nodes.ts b/apps/server/src/lib/nodes.ts
index a3c7e543..4f2ea9f9 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/lib/nodes.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/lib/nodes.ts
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ export const fetchNode = async (nodeId: string): Promise<SelectNode | null> => {
   return result ?? null;
 };
 
-export const fetchNodeAncestors = async (
-  nodeId: string
-): Promise<SelectNode[]> => {
+export const fetchNodeTree = async (nodeId: string): Promise<SelectNode[]> => {
   const result = await database
     .selectFrom('nodes')
     .selectAll()
@@ -317,7 +315,7 @@ export const createNodeFromMutation = async (
     parentId = attributes.parentId;
   }
 
-  const ancestors = parentId ? await fetchNodeAncestors(parentId) : [];
+  const tree = parentId ? await fetchNodeTree(parentId) : [];
   const canCreateNodeContext: CanCreateNodeContext = {
     user: {
       id: user.id,
@@ -325,7 +323,7 @@ export const createNodeFromMutation = async (
       workspaceId: user.workspace_id,
       accountId: user.account_id,
     },
-    ancestors: ancestors.map(mapNode),
+    tree: tree.map(mapNode),
     attributes,
   };
 
@@ -333,7 +331,7 @@ export const createNodeFromMutation = async (
     return null;
   }
 
-  const rootId = ancestors[0]?.id ?? mutation.id;
+  const rootId = tree[0]?.id ?? mutation.id;
   const createNode: CreateNode = {
     id: mutation.id,
     root_id: rootId,
@@ -430,12 +428,12 @@ const tryUpdateNodeFromMutation = async (
   user: SelectUser,
   mutation: UpdateNodeMutationData
 ): Promise<ConcurrentUpdateResult<UpdateNodeOutput>> => {
-  const ancestors = await fetchNodeAncestors(mutation.id);
-  if (ancestors.length === 0) {
+  const tree = await fetchNodeTree(mutation.id);
+  if (tree.length === 0) {
     return { type: 'error', output: null };
   }
 
-  const node = ancestors[ancestors.length - 1];
+  const node = tree[tree.length - 1];
   if (!node || node.id !== mutation.id) {
     return { type: 'error', output: null };
   }
@@ -454,7 +452,7 @@ const tryUpdateNodeFromMutation = async (
       workspaceId: user.workspace_id,
       accountId: user.account_id,
     },
-    ancestors: ancestors.map(mapNode),
+    tree: tree.map(mapNode),
     node: mapNode(node),
     attributes,
   };
@@ -544,12 +542,12 @@ export const deleteNode = async (
   user: SelectUser,
   input: DeleteNodeInput
 ): Promise<DeleteNodeOutput | null> => {
-  const ancestors = await fetchNodeAncestors(input.id);
-  if (ancestors.length === 0) {
+  const tree = await fetchNodeTree(input.id);
+  if (tree.length === 0) {
     return null;
   }
 
-  const node = ancestors[ancestors.length - 1];
+  const node = tree[tree.length - 1];
   if (!node || node.id !== input.id) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -562,7 +560,7 @@ export const deleteNode = async (
       workspaceId: user.workspace_id,
       accountId: user.account_id,
     },
-    ancestors: ancestors.map(mapNode),
+    tree: tree.map(mapNode),
     node: mapNode(node),
   };
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/channel.ts b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/channel.ts
index 5ebf153f..6ce1a406 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/channel.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/channel.ts
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ export const channelModel: NodeModel = {
   type: 'channel',
   attributesSchema: channelAttributesSchema,
   canCreate: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ export const channelModel: NodeModel = {
     return hasNodeRole(role, 'editor');
   },
   canUpdateAttributes: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ export const channelModel: NodeModel = {
     return false;
   },
   canDelete: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/core.ts b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/core.ts
index efc030ba..90d8dfb1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/core.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/core.ts
@@ -22,26 +22,26 @@ export interface NodeMutationUser {
 
 export type CanCreateNodeContext = {
   user: NodeMutationUser;
-  ancestors: Node[];
+  tree: Node[];
   attributes: NodeAttributes;
 };
 
 export type CanUpdateAttributesContext = {
   user: NodeMutationUser;
-  ancestors: Node[];
+  tree: Node[];
   node: Node;
   attributes: NodeAttributes;
 };
 
 export type CanUpdateDocumentContext = {
   user: NodeMutationUser;
-  ancestors: Node[];
+  tree: Node[];
   node: Node;
 };
 
 export type CanDeleteNodeContext = {
   user: NodeMutationUser;
-  ancestors: Node[];
+  tree: Node[];
   node: Node;
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/database-view.ts b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/database-view.ts
index 5ce3ae89..612283a1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/database-view.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/database-view.ts
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ export const databaseViewModel: NodeModel = {
   type: 'database_view',
   attributesSchema: databaseViewAttributesSchema,
   canCreate: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ export const databaseViewModel: NodeModel = {
     return hasNodeRole(role, 'editor');
   },
   canUpdateAttributes: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@ export const databaseViewModel: NodeModel = {
     return false;
   },
   canDelete: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/database.ts b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/database.ts
index 12367f51..3a2be2dd 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/database.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/database.ts
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ export const databaseModel: NodeModel = {
   type: 'database',
   attributesSchema: databaseAttributesSchema,
   canCreate: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ export const databaseModel: NodeModel = {
     return hasNodeRole(role, 'editor');
   },
   canUpdateAttributes: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ export const databaseModel: NodeModel = {
     return false;
   },
   canDelete: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/file.ts b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/file.ts
index d5a9f6a3..5044e858 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/file.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/file.ts
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ export const fileModel: NodeModel = {
   type: 'file',
   attributesSchema: fileAttributesSchema,
   canCreate: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const parent = context.ancestors[context.ancestors.length - 1]!;
+    const parent = context.tree[context.tree.length - 1]!;
     if (parent.type === 'message') {
       return hasNodeRole(role, 'collaborator');
     }
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@ export const fileModel: NodeModel = {
     return hasNodeRole(role, 'editor');
   },
   canUpdateAttributes: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const parent = context.ancestors[context.ancestors.length - 1]!;
+    const parent = context.tree[context.tree.length - 1]!;
     if (parent.type === 'message') {
       return parent.createdBy === context.user.id || hasNodeRole(role, 'admin');
     }
@@ -55,16 +55,16 @@ export const fileModel: NodeModel = {
     return false;
   },
   canDelete: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const parent = context.ancestors[context.ancestors.length - 1]!;
+    const parent = context.tree[context.tree.length - 1]!;
     if (parent.type === 'message') {
       return parent.createdBy === context.user.id || hasNodeRole(role, 'admin');
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/folder.ts b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/folder.ts
index b30794c4..629b0420 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/folder.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/folder.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ export const folderModel: NodeModel = {
   type: 'folder',
   attributesSchema: folderAttributesSchema,
   canCreate: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ export const folderModel: NodeModel = {
     return hasNodeRole(role, 'editor');
   },
   canUpdateAttributes: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ export const folderModel: NodeModel = {
     return false;
   },
   canDelete: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/message.ts b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/message.ts
index f3d51d23..484a91f8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/message.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/message.ts
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ export const messageModel: NodeModel = {
   type: 'message',
   attributesSchema: messageAttributesSchema,
   canCreate: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ export const messageModel: NodeModel = {
     return hasNodeRole(role, 'collaborator');
   },
   canUpdateAttributes: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ export const messageModel: NodeModel = {
     return false;
   },
   canDelete: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/page.ts b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/page.ts
index 4d3a2389..8284242c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/page.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/page.ts
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ export const pageModel: NodeModel = {
   attributesSchema: pageAttributesSchema,
   documentSchema: richTextContentSchema,
   canCreate: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ export const pageModel: NodeModel = {
     return hasNodeRole(role, 'editor');
   },
   canUpdateAttributes: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ export const pageModel: NodeModel = {
     return hasNodeRole(role, 'editor');
   },
   canUpdateDocument: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ export const pageModel: NodeModel = {
     return hasNodeRole(role, 'editor');
   },
   canDelete: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/record.ts b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/record.ts
index adabee60..f791c6ad 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/record.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/record.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ export const recordModel: NodeModel = {
   attributesSchema: recordAttributesSchema,
   documentSchema: richTextContentSchema,
   canCreate: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ export const recordModel: NodeModel = {
     return hasNodeRole(role, 'collaborator');
   },
   canUpdateAttributes: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ export const recordModel: NodeModel = {
     return hasNodeRole(role, 'editor');
   },
   canUpdateDocument: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ export const recordModel: NodeModel = {
     return hasNodeRole(role, 'editor');
   },
   canDelete: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/space.ts b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/space.ts
index 973a2684..75cc26e6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/space.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/registry/nodes/space.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const spaceModel: NodeModel = {
   type: 'space',
   attributesSchema: spaceAttributesSchema,
   canCreate: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length > 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length > 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ export const spaceModel: NodeModel = {
     return true;
   },
   canUpdateAttributes: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ export const spaceModel: NodeModel = {
     return false;
   },
   canDelete: (context) => {
-    if (context.ancestors.length === 0) {
+    if (context.tree.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const role = extractNodeRole(context.ancestors, context.user.id);
+    const role = extractNodeRole(context.tree, context.user.id);
     if (!role) {
       return false;
     }