Index: src/OFHTTPRequest.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFHTTPRequest.m
+++ src/OFHTTPRequest.m
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@
 		sock = [[[of_http_request_tls_socket_class alloc] init]
 		    autorelease];
 	}
 
 	@try {
-		OFString *line;
+		OFString *line, *path;
 		OFMutableDictionary *s_headers;
 		OFDataArray *data;
 		OFEnumerator *enumerator;
 		OFString *key;
 		int status;
@@ -152,17 +152,19 @@
 			t = "GET";
 		if (requestType == OF_HTTP_REQUEST_TYPE_HEAD)
 			t = "HEAD";
 		if (requestType == OF_HTTP_REQUEST_TYPE_POST)
 			t = "POST";
+
+		if ((path = [URL path]) == nil)
+			path = @"";
 
 		if ([URL query] != nil)
 			[sock writeFormat: @"%s /%@?%@ HTTP/1.0\r\n",
-					   t, [URL path], [URL query]];
+					   t, path, [URL query]];
 		else
-			[sock writeFormat: @"%s /%@ HTTP/1.0\r\n",
-					   t, [URL path]];
+			[sock writeFormat: @"%s /%@ HTTP/1.0\r\n", t, path];
 
 		if ([URL port] == 80)
 			[sock writeFormat: @"Host: %@\r\n", [URL host]];
 		else
 			[sock writeFormat: @"Host: %@:%d\r\n", [URL host],