diff --git a/base/base_tests/file_name_utils_tests.cpp b/base/base_tests/file_name_utils_tests.cpp
index 9fafc175ab..1d0b6c7381 100644
--- a/base/base_tests/file_name_utils_tests.cpp
+++ b/base/base_tests/file_name_utils_tests.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ UNIT_TEST(FilePath_Join)
   TEST_EQUAL("omim/strings.txt", base::JoinPath("omim/", "strings.txt"), ());
   TEST_EQUAL("../../omim/strings.txt", base::JoinPath("..", "..", "omim", "strings.txt"), ());
   TEST_EQUAL("../../omim/strings.txt", base::JoinPath("../", "..", "omim/", "strings.txt"), ());
+  TEST_EQUAL("omim/strings.txt", base::JoinPath("", "omim/", "strings.txt"), ());
+  TEST_EQUAL("omim/strings.txt", base::JoinPath("", "","omim/", "strings.txt"), ());  
 }
 
 #endif // OMIM_OS_WINDOWS
diff --git a/base/file_name_utils.hpp b/base/file_name_utils.hpp
index b2a9357e99..1bfe7da57e 100644
--- a/base/file_name_utils.hpp
+++ b/base/file_name_utils.hpp
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ std::string JoinPath(std::string const & folder, Args &&... args)
 template <typename... Args>
 std::string JoinPath(std::string const & dir, std::string const & fileOrDir, Args &&... args)
 {
-  ASSERT(!fileOrDir.empty(), ("JoinPath fileOrDir is empty"));
   return impl::JoinPath(dir, fileOrDir, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
 }
 }  // namespace base