diff --git a/NzbDrone.Common/DiskProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Common/DiskProvider.cs
index cb15a672f..cf88f96f3 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Common/DiskProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Common/DiskProvider.cs
@@ -294,25 +294,25 @@ public long GetAvilableSpace(string path)
         {
             Ensure.That(() => path).IsValidPath();
 
+            if (OsInfo.IsLinux)
+            {
+                var driveInfo = DriveInfo.GetDrives().SingleOrDefault(c => c.IsReady && path.StartsWith(c.Name, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase));
+
+                if (driveInfo == null)
+                {
+                    throw new DirectoryNotFoundException(path);
+                }
+
+             return driveInfo.AvailableFreeSpace;
+            }
+
             var root = GetPathRoot(path);
 
             if (!FolderExists(root))
                 throw new DirectoryNotFoundException(root);
 
-            if (OsInfo.IsLinux)
-            {
-                var driveInfo = DriveInfo.GetDrives().SingleOrDefault(c => c.IsReady && c.Name.Equals(root, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase));
-
-                if (driveInfo == null)
-                {
-                    return 0;
-                }
-
-                return driveInfo.AvailableFreeSpace;
-            }
-
             return DriveFreeSpaceEx(root);
-        }
+           }
 
         private static long DriveFreeSpaceEx(string folderName)
         {
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/DiskProviderTests/FreeDiskSpaceTest.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/DiskProviderTests/FreeDiskSpaceFixture.cs
similarity index 94%
rename from NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/DiskProviderTests/FreeDiskSpaceTest.cs
rename to NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/DiskProviderTests/FreeDiskSpaceFixture.cs
index 9ae177c51..aa6d29a73 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/DiskProviderTests/FreeDiskSpaceTest.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/DiskProviderTests/FreeDiskSpaceFixture.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.DiskProviderTests
 {
     [TestFixture]
-    public class FreeDiskSpaceTest : CoreTest<DiskProvider>
+    public class FreeDiskSpaceFixture : CoreTest<DiskProvider>
     {
         [Test]
         public void should_return_free_disk_space()