diff --git a/src/article_netmgr.cc b/src/article_netmgr.cc
index 62d2aef6..9d33abbc 100644
--- a/src/article_netmgr.cc
+++ b/src/article_netmgr.cc
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ QNetworkReply * ArticleNetworkAccessManager::getArticleReply( QNetworkRequest co
 
   if ( req.url().scheme() == "gdlookup" ) {
     QString path = url.path();
-    if ( !path.isEmpty() ) {
+    if ( path.size()>1 ) {
       url.setPath( "" );
 
       Utils::Url::addQueryItem( url, "word", path.mid( 1 ) );