diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Cache/Updater.php b/lib/private/Files/Cache/Updater.php
index 42812dbc8822e..03681036aa211 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Cache/Updater.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Cache/Updater.php
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ public function renameFromStorage(IStorage $sourceStorage, $source, $target) {
 	public function copyFromStorage(IStorage $sourceStorage, string $source, string $target): void {
 		$this->copyOrRenameFromStorage($sourceStorage, $source, $target, function (ICache $sourceCache, ICacheEntry $sourceInfo) use ($target) {
 			$parent = dirname($target);
+			if ($parent === '.') {
+				$parent = '';
+			}
 			$parentInCache = $this->cache->inCache($parent);
 			if (!$parentInCache) {
 				$parentData = $this->scanner->scan($parent, Scanner::SCAN_SHALLOW, -1, false);