diff --git a/admin/PageGeneral.py b/admin/PageGeneral.py
index 8fd306016..426b5bc22 100644
--- a/admin/PageGeneral.py
+++ b/admin/PageGeneral.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     ("server!bind!.*!port",      validations.is_tcp_port),
     ("server!bind!.*!interface", validations.is_ip),
     ("server!bind!.*!tls",       validations.is_boolean),
-    ("server!chroot",            validations.is_local_dir_exists),
+    ("server!chroot",            validations.is_chroot_dir_exists),
     ("new_port",                 validations.is_new_tcp_port)
 ]
 
diff --git a/admin/util.py b/admin/util.py
index f585a6db5..b39b86cfd 100644
--- a/admin/util.py
+++ b/admin/util.py
@@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ def lists_differ (a, b):
     return False
 
 
-def get_real_path (name):
+def get_real_path (name, nochroot=False):
     """Get real path accounting for chrooted environments"""
     chroot = CTK.cfg.get_val('server!chroot')
-    if chroot:
+    if chroot and not nochroot:
         fullname = os.path.normpath (chroot + os.path.sep + name)
     else:
         fullname = name
diff --git a/admin/validations.py b/admin/validations.py
index 258241186..1c82cbf39 100644
--- a/admin/validations.py
+++ b/admin/validations.py
@@ -151,9 +151,12 @@ def is_ipv6 (value):
         raise ValueError, _('Malformed IPv6')
     return value
 
+def is_chroot_dir_exists (value):
+    return is_local_dir_exists (value, nochroot=True)
+
 def is_local_dir_exists (value, nochroot=False):
     value = is_path (value)
-    path  = get_real_path (value)
+    path  = get_real_path (value, nochroot)
 
     if not os.path.exists(path):
         raise ValueError, _('Path does not exist')
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@ def is_local_dir_exists (value, nochroot=False):
 
 def is_local_file_exists (value, nochroot=False):
     value = is_path (value)
-    path  = get_real_path (value)
+    path  = get_real_path (value, nochroot)
 
     if not os.path.exists(path):
         raise ValueError, _('Path does not exist')