diff --git a/reader.lua b/reader.lua
index 2eb2f017b..8d622db74 100755
--- a/reader.lua
+++ b/reader.lua
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ local last_file = G_reader_settings:readSetting("lastfile")
 --87712cf0e43fed624f8a9f610be42b1fe174b9fe
 
 
-if ARGV[argidx] then
+if ARGV[argidx] and ARGV[argidx] ~= "" then
 	if lfs.attributes(ARGV[argidx], "mode") == "directory" then
 		showHomePage(ARGV[argidx])
 	elseif lfs.attributes(ARGV[argidx], "mode") == "file" then