diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
index 1390eedf26e88..595e21825f3dc 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ protected function formatShare(\OCP\Share\IShare $share, Node $recipientNode = n
 			if (empty($nodes)) {
 				// fallback to guessing the path
 				$node = $userFolder->get($share->getTarget());
-				if ($node === null) {
+				if ($node === null || $share->getTarget() === '') {
 					throw new NotFoundException();
 				}
 			} else {