diff --git a/lib/pure/os.nim b/lib/pure/os.nim
index 03445a0353..370420d37c 100644
--- a/lib/pure/os.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/os.nim
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ proc findExe*(exe: string, followSymlinks: bool = true;
   ## is added the `ExeExts <#ExeExts>`_ file extensions if it has none.
   ## If the system supports symlinks it also resolves them until it
   ## meets the actual file. This behavior can be disabled if desired.
+  if exe.len == 0: return
   template checkCurrentDir() =
     for ext in extensions:
       result = addFileExt(exe, ext)
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ proc findExe*(exe: string, followSymlinks: bool = true;
     checkCurrentDir()
   let path = string(getEnv("PATH"))
   for candidate in split(path, PathSep):
+    if candidate.len == 0: continue
     when defined(windows):
       var x = (if candidate[0] == '"' and candidate[^1] == '"':
                 substr(candidate, 1, candidate.len-2) else: candidate) /
@@ -1649,4 +1651,4 @@ proc setLastModificationTime*(file: string, t: times.Time) =
     var ft = t.toWinTime.toFILETIME
     let res = setFileTime(h, nil, nil, ft.addr)
     discard h.closeHandle
-    if res == 0'i32: raiseOSError(osLastError())
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+    if res == 0'i32: raiseOSError(osLastError())