diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/HealthCheck/Checks/ImportListRootFolderCheck.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/HealthCheck/Checks/ImportListRootFolderCheck.cs
index 229da058b..220ee4b9a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/HealthCheck/Checks/ImportListRootFolderCheck.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/HealthCheck/Checks/ImportListRootFolderCheck.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Disk;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Core.ImportLists;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Localization;
 using NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles.Events;
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.HealthCheck.Checks
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                if (!_diskProvider.FolderExists(rootFolderPath))
+                if (rootFolderPath.IsNullOrWhiteSpace() || !_diskProvider.FolderExists(rootFolderPath))
                 {
                     missingRootFolders.Add(rootFolderPath, new List<ImportListDefinition> { importList });
                 }