--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2013/03/11 13:24:09	1.1172.2.20
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2013/03/18 00:30:46	1.1172.2.21
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1172.2.20 2013/03/11 13:24:09 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1172.2.21 2013/03/18 00:30:46 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3184,7 +3184,9 @@ sub userfileupload {
 					 $codebase,$thumbwidth,$thumbheight,
                                          $resizewidth,$resizeheight,$context,$mimetype);
         } else {
-            $fname=$env{'form.folder'}.'/'.$fname;
+            if ($env{'form.folder'}) {
+                $fname=$env{'form.folder'}.'/'.$fname;
+            }
             return &process_coursefile('uploaddoc',$docuname,$docudom,
 				       $fname,$formname,$parser,
 				       $allfiles,$codebase,$mimetype);