diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Extensions/PathExtensions.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Extensions/PathExtensions.cs
index bf105d1ec..6dab5e3a9 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Extensions/PathExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Extensions/PathExtensions.cs
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Extensions
         {
             var cleanPath = childPath.GetCleanPath();
 
+            if (cleanPath.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
             return Directory.GetParent(cleanPath)?.Name;
         }