Index: src/OFHTTPClient.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFHTTPClient.m
+++ src/OFHTTPClient.m
@@ -318,10 +318,11 @@
 {
 	void *pool = objc_autoreleasePoolPush();
 	OFURL *URL = [request URL];
 	OFString *scheme = [URL scheme];
 	of_http_request_method_t method = [request method];
+	OFString *path;
 	OFMutableString *requestString;
 	OFString *user, *password;
 	OFMutableDictionary OF_GENERIC(OFString*, OFString*) *headers;
 	OFDataArray *body = [request body];
 	OFTCPSocket *socket;
@@ -374,21 +375,26 @@
 	/*
 	 * As a work around for a bug with split packets in lighttpd when using
 	 * HTTPS, we construct the complete request in a buffer string and then
 	 * send it all at once.
 	 */
+
+	path = [URL path];
+
+	if (path == nil)
+		path = @"/";
 
 	if ([URL query] != nil)
 		requestString = [OFMutableString stringWithFormat:
 		    @"%s %@?%@ HTTP/%@\r\n",
-		    of_http_request_method_to_string(method), [URL path],
+		    of_http_request_method_to_string(method), path,
 		    [[URL query] stringByURLEncoding],
 		    [request protocolVersionString]];
 	else
 		requestString = [OFMutableString stringWithFormat:
 		    @"%s %@ HTTP/%@\r\n",
-		    of_http_request_method_to_string(method), [URL path],
+		    of_http_request_method_to_string(method), path,
 		    [request protocolVersionString]];
 
 	headers = [[[request headers] mutableCopy] autorelease];
 	if (headers == nil)
 		headers = [OFMutableDictionary dictionary];