diff --git a/IRaCIS.Core.API/Controllers/UploadController.cs b/IRaCIS.Core.API/Controllers/UploadController.cs
index 8ecbf0f92..c33650148 100644
--- a/IRaCIS.Core.API/Controllers/UploadController.cs
+++ b/IRaCIS.Core.API/Controllers/UploadController.cs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ namespace IRaCIS.Core.API.Controllers
 
             var rootPath = Directory.GetParent(_hostEnvironment.ContentRootPath.TrimEnd('\\')).FullName;
 
-            var filePath = Path.Combine(rootPath, doc.Path);
+            var filePath = Path.Combine(rootPath, doc.Path.Trim('/'));
 
             if (!System.IO.File.Exists(filePath))
             {