diff --git a/lib/src/org/transdroid/daemon/Transmission/TransmissionAdapter.java b/lib/src/org/transdroid/daemon/Transmission/TransmissionAdapter.java
index be9b3b9a..86763e4d 100644
--- a/lib/src/org/transdroid/daemon/Transmission/TransmissionAdapter.java
+++ b/lib/src/org/transdroid/daemon/Transmission/TransmissionAdapter.java
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ public class TransmissionAdapter implements IDaemonAdapter {
 	 */
 	private String buildWebUIUrl() {
 		String folder = "/transmission";
-		if (settings.getFolder() == null || settings.getFolder().trim().isEmpty()) {
+		if (settings.getFolder() != null && !settings.getFolder().trim().equals("")) {
 			// Allow the user's folder setting to override /transmission (as per Transmission's rpc-url option)
 			folder = settings.getFolder().trim();
 			// Strip any trailing slashes