1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/modules/borgsnap/borgsnap/borgsnap/__main__.py b/modules/borgsnap/borgsnap/borgsnap/__main__.py
index 91144780..ad46a7bf 100644
--- a/modules/borgsnap/borgsnap/borgsnap/__main__.py
+++ b/modules/borgsnap/borgsnap/borgsnap/__main__.py
@@ -246,7 +246,9 @@ def create(*, snapshot, target, archive_prefix, dry_run):
         env['BORG_FILES_CACHE_SUFFIX'] = basename
         archive_name = _archive_name(snapshot, target, archive_prefix)
         target_host, _, target_path = target.rpartition(':')
-        *parents_init, _ = list(Path(target_path).parents)
+        parents_init = list()
+        if Path(target_path).parents:
+            *parents_init, _ = list(Path(target_path).parents)
         backup_patterns = [*(map(lambda p: Path('.backup') / f'{target_host}:{p}', [Path(target_path), *parents_init])), Path('.backup') / target_host, Path('.backup')]
         for pattern_file in backup_patterns:
             if (dir / pattern_file).is_file():