diff --git a/src/Files.App/Helpers/PathNormalization.cs b/src/Files.App/Helpers/PathNormalization.cs
index f87805ec9852..c91c1ab6d1e3 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Helpers/PathNormalization.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Helpers/PathNormalization.cs
@@ -44,11 +44,15 @@ public static string NormalizePath(string path)
 
 			try
 			{
-				return Path.GetFullPath(new Uri(path).LocalPath)
+				var pathUri = new Uri(path).LocalPath;
+				if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(pathUri))
+					return path;
+
+				return Path.GetFullPath(pathUri)
 					.TrimEnd(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar)
 					.ToUpperInvariant();
 			}
-			catch (UriFormatException ex)
+			catch (Exception ex) when (ex is UriFormatException || ex is ArgumentException)
 			{
 				App.Logger.LogWarning(ex, path);
 				return path;