diff --git a/backend/netstorage/netstorage.go b/backend/netstorage/netstorage.go
index d5a0e9c6b..d365918ca 100755
--- a/backend/netstorage/netstorage.go
+++ b/backend/netstorage/netstorage.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"path"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -260,6 +261,11 @@ func NewFs(ctx context.Context, name, root string, m configmap.Mapper) (fs.Fs, e
 	case fs.ErrorObjectNotFound:
 		return f, nil
 	case fs.ErrorIsFile:
+		// Correct root if definitely pointing to a file
+		f.root = path.Dir(f.root)
+		if f.root == "." || f.root == "/" {
+			f.root = ""
+		}
 		// Fs points to the parent directory
 		return f, err
 	default:
diff --git a/backend/quatrix/quatrix.go b/backend/quatrix/quatrix.go
index 91d8c69d9..ba15225b3 100644
--- a/backend/quatrix/quatrix.go
+++ b/backend/quatrix/quatrix.go
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ func NewFs(ctx context.Context, name, root string, m configmap.Mapper) (fs.Fs, e
 		if fileID.IsFile() {
 			root, _ = dircache.SplitPath(root)
 			f.dirCache = dircache.New(root, rootID.FileID, f)
+			// Correct root if definitely pointing to a file
+			f.root = path.Dir(f.root)
+			if f.root == "." || f.root == "/" {
+				f.root = ""
+			}
 
 			return f, fs.ErrorIsFile
 		}
diff --git a/backend/seafile/seafile.go b/backend/seafile/seafile.go
index 3fa3e317a..b38dfa2b5 100644
--- a/backend/seafile/seafile.go
+++ b/backend/seafile/seafile.go
@@ -301,6 +301,11 @@ func NewFs(ctx context.Context, name, root string, m configmap.Mapper) (fs.Fs, e
 			}
 			return f, err
 		}
+		// Correct root if definitely pointing to a file
+		f.root = path.Dir(f.root)
+		if f.root == "." || f.root == "/" {
+			f.root = ""
+		}
 		// return an error with an fs which points to the parent
 		return f, fs.ErrorIsFile
 	}