diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 3bf944e..d45e080 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@ if ( isset($_REQUEST['sortorder']) ) {
 
 $validext = array('cbr', 'cbz');
 
+if ( $_SESSION['compath'] == "" ) $_SESSION['compath'] = "/";
 if ( isset($_REQUEST['newpath']) ) {
-   $comicfull = realpath(COMICSDIR . base64_decode(urldecode($_REQUEST['newpath'])));
-   if ( ($comicfull === false) || (substr($comicfull, 0, strlen(COMICSDIR)) != COMICSDIR) ) $_SESSION['compath'] = "/";
-   $_SESSION['compath'] = substr($comicfull, strlen(COMICSDIR));
+   $comicfull = realpath(COMICSDIR . urldecode($_REQUEST['newpath']));
+   if ( ($comicfull === false) || (substr($comicfull, 0, strlen(COMICSDIR)) != COMICSDIR) ) {
+      $_SESSION['compath'] = "/";
+   } else {
+      $_SESSION['compath'] = substr($comicfull, strlen(COMICSDIR));
+   }
 }
 
 $compath = $_SESSION['compath'];