diff --git a/esp3d/src/modules/http/handlers/handle-SD-files.cpp b/esp3d/src/modules/http/handlers/handle-SD-files.cpp
index 7c09910e..cf3461f8 100644
--- a/esp3d/src/modules/http/handlers/handle-SD-files.cpp
+++ b/esp3d/src/modules/http/handlers/handle-SD-files.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ void HTTP_Server::handleSDFileList() {
 
   // get current path
   if (_webserver->hasArg("path")) {
-    path += _webserver->arg("path");
+    path = _webserver->arg("path");
+  } else {
+    path = "/";
   }
   // to have a clean path
   path.trim();
diff --git a/esp3d/src/modules/http/handlers/handle-files.cpp b/esp3d/src/modules/http/handlers/handle-files.cpp
index 234eb00c..783ac1cd 100644
--- a/esp3d/src/modules/http/handlers/handle-files.cpp
+++ b/esp3d/src/modules/http/handlers/handle-files.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ void HTTP_Server::handleFSFileList() {
   }
   // get current path
   if (_webserver->hasArg("path")) {
-    path += _webserver->arg("path");
+    path = _webserver->arg("path");
+  } else {
+    path = "/";
   }
   // to have a clean path
   path.trim();