diff --git a/src/file_functions.cpp b/src/file_functions.cpp
index 37cdc32..95e9b5f 100644
--- a/src/file_functions.cpp
+++ b/src/file_functions.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ bool file_exists(QString file_path)
 
 bool dir_exists(QString dir_path)
 {
+  if (dir_path == "")
+      return false;
+
   QDir check_dir(dir_path);
 
   return check_dir.exists();