diff --git a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_uilist.inc.php b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_uilist.inc.php
index 1f7ff65344..49df3df513 100644
--- a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_uilist.inc.php
+++ b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_uilist.inc.php
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ class calendar_uilist extends calendar_ui
 		{
 			$document = $GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['calendar']['default_document'];
 		}
-		else
+		elseif ($document[0] != '/')
 		{
 			$document = $GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['calendar']['document_dir'].'/'.$document;
 		}