diff --git a/internal/manager/import_file.go b/internal/manager/import_file.go
index ab2befc90..bad9d5bce 100644
--- a/internal/manager/import_file.go
+++ b/internal/manager/import_file.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func (i *fileFolderImporter) FindExistingID(ctx context.Context) (*int, error) {
 func (i *fileFolderImporter) createFolderHierarchy(ctx context.Context, p string) (*file.Folder, error) {
 	parentPath := filepath.Dir(p)
 
-	if parentPath == "." || parentPath == string(filepath.Separator) {
+	if parentPath == p {
 		// get or create this folder
 		return i.getOrCreateFolder(ctx, p, nil)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/sqlite/migrations/32_postmigrate.go b/pkg/sqlite/migrations/32_postmigrate.go
index bfd7dbccf..779d8f3b9 100644
--- a/pkg/sqlite/migrations/32_postmigrate.go
+++ b/pkg/sqlite/migrations/32_postmigrate.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func (m *schema32Migrator) deletePlaceholderFolder(ctx context.Context) error {
 func (m *schema32Migrator) createFolderHierarchy(p string) (*int, sql.NullInt64, error) {
 	parent := filepath.Dir(p)
 
-	if parent == "." || parent == string(filepath.Separator) {
+	if parent == p {
 		// get or create this folder
 		return m.getOrCreateFolder(p, nil, sql.NullInt64{})
 	}