diff --git a/libsearch/searchinterface/searchtasks/file-content-search-task.cpp b/libsearch/searchinterface/searchtasks/file-content-search-task.cpp
index 814907f..38d1fda 100644
--- a/libsearch/searchinterface/searchtasks/file-content-search-task.cpp
+++ b/libsearch/searchinterface/searchtasks/file-content-search-task.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void FileContentSearchWorker::run()
     searchDirs.removeDuplicates();
 
     for (QString &dir : searchDirs) {
-        if (dir.endsWith("/")) {
+        if (dir.endsWith("/") && dir != "/") {
             dir = dir.mid(0, dir.length() - 1);
         }
 
diff --git a/libsearch/searchinterface/searchtasks/file-search-task.cpp b/libsearch/searchinterface/searchtasks/file-search-task.cpp
index e068a63..c1fa75a 100644
--- a/libsearch/searchinterface/searchtasks/file-search-task.cpp
+++ b/libsearch/searchinterface/searchtasks/file-search-task.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void FileSearchWorker::run()
 
     for (QString &dir : searchDirs) {
         if (QFileInfo::exists(dir)) {
-            if (dir.endsWith("/")) {
+            if (dir.endsWith("/") && dir != "/") {
                 dir.remove(dir.length() - 1, 1);
             }