diff --git a/src/android/AssetFilesystem.java b/src/android/AssetFilesystem.java
index b035c40e6..25d34c565 100644
--- a/src/android/AssetFilesystem.java
+++ b/src/android/AssetFilesystem.java
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public JSONObject getFileForLocalURL(LocalFilesystemURL inputURL,
         }
 
         // Check whether the supplied path is absolute or relative
-        if (directory && !path.endsWith("/")) {
+        if (directory && !path.endsWith("/") && !"".equals(path)) {
             path += "/";
         }
 
diff --git a/src/android/LocalFilesystem.java b/src/android/LocalFilesystem.java
index 051f99496..d6387eb83 100644
--- a/src/android/LocalFilesystem.java
+++ b/src/android/LocalFilesystem.java
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public JSONObject getFileForLocalURL(LocalFilesystemURL inputURL,
         LocalFilesystemURL requestedURL;
 
         // Check whether the supplied path is absolute or relative
-        if (directory && !path.endsWith("/")) {
+        if (directory && !path.endsWith("/") && !"".equals(path)) {
             path += "/";
         }
         if (path.startsWith("/")) {