diff --git a/dbaccess/source/filter/xml/xmlExport.cxx b/dbaccess/source/filter/xml/xmlExport.cxx
index 50bf0b1598f2..9da1a0e729d9 100644
--- a/dbaccess/source/filter/xml/xmlExport.cxx
+++ b/dbaccess/source/filter/xml/xmlExport.cxx
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ void ODBExport::exportConnectionData()
                 {
                     ::svt::OFileNotation aTransformer( sFileName );
                     ::rtl::OUStringBuffer sURL( aTransformer.get( ::svt::OFileNotation::N_URL ) );
-                    if (sURL[sURL.getLength() - 1] != '/')
+                    if (sURL.getLength() == 0 || sURL[sURL.getLength() - 1] != '/')
                         sURL.append('/');
 
                     AddAttribute(XML_NAMESPACE_XLINK,XML_HREF,GetRelativeReference(sURL.makeStringAndClear()));