diff --git a/lib/gollum/frontend/public/gollum/javascript/gollum.js b/lib/gollum/frontend/public/gollum/javascript/gollum.js
index 9724f5cc..bf6d280f 100755
--- a/lib/gollum/frontend/public/gollum/javascript/gollum.js
+++ b/lib/gollum/frontend/public/gollum/javascript/gollum.js
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ function htmlEscape( str ) {
 function abspath(path, name){
   // Make sure the given path starts at the root.
   if(name[0] != '/'){
-    name = '/' + path + '/' + name;
+    name = '/' + name;
+    if (path) {
+      name = '/' + path + name;
+    }
   }
   var name_parts = name.split('/');
   var newPath = name_parts.slice(0, -1).join('/');