diff --git a/src/common/utility/cmdlib.cpp b/src/common/utility/cmdlib.cpp
index 39a02af22b..5e43336e25 100644
--- a/src/common/utility/cmdlib.cpp
+++ b/src/common/utility/cmdlib.cpp
@@ -866,6 +866,10 @@ FString ExpandEnvVars(const char *searchpathstring)
 FString NicePath(const char *path)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
+	if (*path == '\0')
+	{
+		return FString(".");
+	}
 	return ExpandEnvVars(path);
 #else
 	if (path == NULL || *path == '\0')