diff --git a/lib/formfields/customer/extras/formfield.htaccess_add.php b/lib/formfields/customer/extras/formfield.htaccess_add.php
index 9890554b..d0bc1f39 100644
--- a/lib/formfields/customer/extras/formfield.htaccess_add.php
+++ b/lib/formfields/customer/extras/formfield.htaccess_add.php
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ return array(
 						'label' => $lng['panel']['path'],
 						'desc' => ($settings['panel']['pathedit'] != 'Dropdown' ? $lng['panel']['pathDescription'] : null).(isset($pathSelect['note']) ? '<br />'.$pathSelect['value'] : ''),
 						'type' => $pathSelect['type'],
-						'select_var' => $pathSelect['value']
+						'select_var' => $pathSelect['value'],
+						'value' => $pathSelect['value']
 					),
 					'options_indexes' => array(
 						'label' => $lng['extras']['directory_browsing'],
diff --git a/lib/formfields/customer/extras/formfield.htpasswd_add.php b/lib/formfields/customer/extras/formfield.htpasswd_add.php
index fe936c37..a0487e6b 100644
--- a/lib/formfields/customer/extras/formfield.htpasswd_add.php
+++ b/lib/formfields/customer/extras/formfield.htpasswd_add.php
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ return array(
 						'label' => $lng['panel']['path'],
 						'desc' => ($settings['panel']['pathedit'] != 'Dropdown' ? $lng['panel']['pathDescription'] : null).(isset($pathSelect['note']) ? '<br />'.$pathSelect['value'] : ''),
 						'type' => $pathSelect['type'],
-						'select_var' => $pathSelect['value']
+						'select_var' => $pathSelect['value'],
+						'value' => $pathSelect['value']
 					),
 					'username' => array(
 						'label' => $lng['login']['username'],
diff --git a/lib/formfields/customer/ftp/formfield.ftp_add.php b/lib/formfields/customer/ftp/formfield.ftp_add.php
index bc7529c2..23039a30 100644
--- a/lib/formfields/customer/ftp/formfield.ftp_add.php
+++ b/lib/formfields/customer/ftp/formfield.ftp_add.php
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ return array(
 		'sections' => array(
 			'section_a' => array(
 				'title' => $lng['ftp']['account_add'],
-                                'image' => 'icons/user_add.png',
+				'image' => 'icons/user_add.png',
 				'fields' => array(
 					'ftp_username' => array(
 						'visible' => ($settings['customer']['ftpatdomain'] == '1' ? true : false),
-                                                'label' => $lng['login']['username'],
-                                                'type' => 'text'
-                                        ),
+						'label' => $lng['login']['username'],
+						'type' => 'text'
+					),
 					'ftp_domain' => array(
 						'visible' => ($settings['customer']['ftpatdomain'] == '1' ? true : false),
 						'label' => $lng['domains']['domainname'],
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ return array(
 						'label' => $lng['panel']['path'],
 						'desc' => ($settings['panel']['pathedit'] != 'Dropdown' ? $lng['panel']['pathDescription'] : null).(isset($pathSelect['note']) ? '<br />'.$pathSelect['value'] : ''),
 						'type' => $pathSelect['type'],
-						'select_var' => $pathSelect['value']
+						'select_var' => $pathSelect['value'],
+						'value' => $pathSelect['value']
 					),
 					'ftp_password' => array(
 						'label' => $lng['login']['password'],
diff --git a/lib/formfields/customer/ftp/formfield.ftp_edit.php b/lib/formfields/customer/ftp/formfield.ftp_edit.php
index ca154635..4047f042 100644
--- a/lib/formfields/customer/ftp/formfield.ftp_edit.php
+++ b/lib/formfields/customer/ftp/formfield.ftp_edit.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ return array(
 		'sections' => array(
 			'section_a' => array(
 				'title' => $lng['ftp']['account_edit'],
-                                'image' => 'icons/user_edit.png',
+				'image' => 'icons/user_edit.png',
 				'fields' => array(
 					'username' => array(
 						'label' => $lng['login']['username'],
@@ -32,13 +32,14 @@ return array(
 						'label' => $lng['panel']['path'],
 						'desc' => ($settings['panel']['pathedit'] != 'Dropdown' ? $lng['panel']['pathDescription'] : null).(isset($pathSelect['note']) ? '<br />'.$pathSelect['value'] : ''),
 						'type' => $pathSelect['type'],
-						'select_var' => $pathSelect['value']
+						'select_var' => $pathSelect['value'],
+						'value' => $pathSelect['value']
 					),
 					'ftp_password' => array(
 						'label' => $lng['login']['password'],
 						'desc' => $lng['ftp']['editpassdescription'],
 						'type' => 'password',
-					),
+					)
 				)
 			)
 		)
diff --git a/lib/functions/filedir/function.makePathfield.php b/lib/functions/filedir/function.makePathfield.php
index 912a47b4..df3615ae 100644
--- a/lib/functions/filedir/function.makePathfield.php
+++ b/lib/functions/filedir/function.makePathfield.php
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ function makePathfield($path, $uid, $gid, $fieldType, $value = '')
 	// but dirList holds the paths with starting slash
 	// so we just add one here to get the correct
 	// default path selected, #225
-	$value = '/'.$value;
+	if ($value != '/') {
+		$value = '/'.$value;
+	}
 
 	if($fieldType == 'Manual')
 	{