diff --git a/remote.php b/remote.php
index 8c02c24e2a3..8461eea19ad 100644
--- a/remote.php
+++ b/remote.php
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ if(is_null($file)){
 	exit;
 }
 
+$file=ltrim($file,'/');
+
 $parts=explode('/', $file, 2);
 $app=$parts[0];
 switch ($app) {