diff --git a/support/3rd_party/src/utils/path.cpp b/support/3rd_party/src/utils/path.cpp
index 062be08d..08cd1c60 100644
--- a/support/3rd_party/src/utils/path.cpp
+++ b/support/3rd_party/src/utils/path.cpp
@@ -42,15 +42,17 @@ static const std::wstring directory_seperator_str_w{
 
 #if defined(HAS_WORDEXP_H)
   try {
-    wordexp_t wt{};
-    int ret{};
-    if ((ret = wordexp(path.c_str(), &wt, 0)) != 0) {
-      throw std::runtime_error("'wordexp()' failed|" + std::to_string(ret) +
-                               '|' + path);
-    }
+    if (not path.empty()) {
+      wordexp_t wt{};
+      int ret{};
+      if ((ret = wordexp(path.c_str(), &wt, 0)) != 0) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("'wordexp()' failed|" + std::to_string(ret) +
+                                 '|' + path);
+      }
 
-    path = wt.we_wordv[0U];
-    wordfree(&wt);
+      path = wt.we_wordv[0U];
+      wordfree(&wt);
+    }
   } catch (const std::exception &e) {
     repertory::utils::error::handle_exception(function_name, e);
   } catch (...) {