--- zim/config/basedirs.py.orig	2023-01-05 13:33:49.000000000 -0500
+++ zim/config/basedirs.py	2023-01-05 13:34:31.000000000 -0500
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 		paths = value.split(os.pathsep)
 	else:
 		paths = default
-	return [LocalFolder(p) for p in paths]
+	return [LocalFolder(p) for p in paths if p]
 
 
 ## Initialize config paths