diff --git a/apps/files_versions/lib/Listener/FileEventsListener.php b/apps/files_versions/lib/Listener/FileEventsListener.php
index 263eb7816eeb0..8416b4adc1e52 100644
--- a/apps/files_versions/lib/Listener/FileEventsListener.php
+++ b/apps/files_versions/lib/Listener/FileEventsListener.php
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ private function getPathForNode(Node $node): ?string {
 
 		$owner = $node->getOwner()?->getUid();
 
-		if ($owner !== null) {
+		if ($owner !== null && $owner !== '') {
 			$path = $this->rootFolder
 				->getUserFolder($owner)
 				->getRelativePath($node->getPath());
@@ -404,6 +404,10 @@ private function getPathForNode(Node $node): ?string {
 			$owner = $parts[1];
 		}
 
+		if($owner === '' || $owner === null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
 		return $this->rootFolder
 					->getUserFolder($owner)
 					->getRelativePath($node->getPath());