diff --git a/lib/capybara/driver/selenium_driver.rb b/lib/capybara/driver/selenium_driver.rb
index df2b2e852..726051046 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/driver/selenium_driver.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/driver/selenium_driver.rb
@@ -163,7 +163,10 @@ def evaluate_script(script)
 
   def reset!
     # Use instance variable directly so we avoid starting the browser just to reset the session
-    @browser.manage.delete_all_cookies if @browser
+    if @browser
+      @browser.manage.delete_all_cookies
+      @browser.navigate.to('about:blank')
+    end
   end
 
   def within_frame(frame_id)
diff --git a/lib/capybara/session.rb b/lib/capybara/session.rb
index 3d4cd1adb..2790d3ccc 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/session.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/session.rb
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ def source
     # @return [String] Path of the current page, without any domain information
     #
     def current_path
-      URI.parse(current_url).path
+      path = URI.parse(current_url).path
+      path if path and not path.empty?
     end
 
     ##
diff --git a/lib/capybara/spec/session.rb b/lib/capybara/spec/session.rb
index 550faef69..98c6083c7 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/spec/session.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/spec/session.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def extract_results(session)
       @session.current_path.should == '/with_html'
 
       @session.reset!
-      @session.current_path.should == ""
+      @session.current_path.should be_nil
     end
 
     it "resets page body" do