diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d78f061..725a7ad 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default function electronServe(options) {
 		const filePath = path.join(options.directory, decodeURIComponent(new URL(request.url).pathname));
 
 		const relativePath = path.relative(options.directory, filePath);
-		const isSafe = relativePath && !relativePath.startsWith('..') && !path.isAbsolute(relativePath);
+		const isSafe = !relativePath.startsWith('..') && !path.isAbsolute(relativePath);
 
 		if (!isSafe) {
 			callback({error: FILE_NOT_FOUND});