diff --git a/test/src/common/harnessStorage.c b/test/src/common/harnessStorage.c
index 1a44e5564..bcbadb3b3 100644
--- a/test/src/common/harnessStorage.c
+++ b/test/src/common/harnessStorage.c
@@ -506,9 +506,8 @@ hrnStoragePathRemove(const Storage *const storage, const char *const path, HrnSt
     hrnTestResultBegin(__func__, false);
 
     ASSERT(storage != NULL);
-    ASSERT(path != NULL);
 
-    const String *const pathFull = storagePathP(storage, STR(path));
+    const String *const pathFull = storagePathP(storage, path == NULL ? NULL : STR(path));
 
     printf("remove path '%s'", strZ(pathFull));
     hrnTestResultComment(param.comment);
diff --git a/test/src/module/command/backupTest.c b/test/src/module/command/backupTest.c
index f9541e67a..22bdf60fc 100644
--- a/test/src/module/command/backupTest.c
+++ b/test/src/module/command/backupTest.c
@@ -2155,7 +2155,7 @@ testRun(void)
                 "compare file list");
 
             // Remove test files
-            HRN_STORAGE_PATH_REMOVE(storagePgIdxWrite(1), "", .recurse = true);
+            HRN_STORAGE_PATH_REMOVE(storagePgIdxWrite(1), NULL, .recurse = true);
             HRN_STORAGE_PATH_REMOVE(storagePgWrite(), "base/1", .recurse = true);
         }