diff --git a/plugin/NERD_tree.vim b/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
index b669e8d..8c9e365 100644
--- a/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
+++ b/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
@@ -1566,6 +1566,10 @@ function! s:Path.strForEditCmd()
     if stridx(p, cwd) == 0
         let p = strpart(p, strlen(cwd)+1)
     endif
+    
+    if p == ''
+        let p = '.'
+    endif
 
     return p