diff --git a/apps/files_encryption/lib/proxy.php b/apps/files_encryption/lib/proxy.php
index 50f30594b420f8012e812205c8f0f7ccd57bcbf1..820b7d8b67e3d50d238749de4f364c5d6c325d94 100644
--- a/apps/files_encryption/lib/proxy.php
+++ b/apps/files_encryption/lib/proxy.php
@@ -433,6 +433,11 @@ class Proxy extends \OC_FileProxy {
         $path_split = explode('/', $path);
         $path_f = implode('/', array_slice($path_split, 3));
 
+        // if path is empty we cannot resolve anything
+        if(empty($path_f)) {
+            return $size;
+        }
+
         // get file info from database/cache
         $fileInfo = \OC\Files\Filesystem::getFileInfo($path_f);