diff --git a/classes/frontendfile/FrontEndFileHandler.class.php b/classes/frontendfile/FrontEndFileHandler.class.php
index cbff623ac..a1e3b5f6f 100644
--- a/classes/frontendfile/FrontEndFileHandler.class.php
+++ b/classes/frontendfile/FrontEndFileHandler.class.php
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ class FrontEndFileHandler extends Handler
 		}
 		elseif(!strncmp($path, '//', 2))
 		{
-			return $path;
+			return preg_replace('#^//+#', '//', $path);
 		}
 
 		$path = preg_replace('@/\./|(?<!:)\/\/@', '/', $path);