diff --git a/projects/mtg/include/utils.h b/projects/mtg/include/utils.h
index 3c142866e..9a5863442 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/include/utils.h
+++ b/projects/mtg/include/utils.h
@@ -98,5 +98,6 @@ bool fileExists(const char * filename);
 bool FileExists(const string & filename);
 
 std::string buildFilePath(const vector<string> & folders, const string & filename);
+std::string ensureFolder(const string & folderName);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/GameStateStory.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/GameStateStory.cpp
index d641a086f..a54e7142f 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/GameStateStory.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/GameStateStory.cpp
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ void GameStateStory::loadStoriesMenu(const char * root)
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < subFolders.size(); ++i)
     {
-        string filename = root + subFolders[i] + "story.xml";
+        string subfolder = ensureFolder(subFolders[i]);
+        string filename = root + subfolder + "story.xml";
         if (FileExists(filename))
         {
-            subFolders[i].resize(subFolders[i].length() - 1); //remove trailing slash
-            stories.push_back(subFolders[i]);
+            subfolder.resize(subfolder.length() - 1); //remove trailing slash
+            stories.push_back(subfolder);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/utils.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/utils.cpp
index ee7215d54..10d52e925 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/utils.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/utils.cpp
@@ -367,4 +367,16 @@ std::string buildFilePath(const vector<string> & folders, const string & filenam
     result.append(filename);
     return result;
 
+}
+std::string ensureFolder(const std::string & folderName)
+{
+    if (!folderName.size())
+        return "";
+
+    string result = folderName;
+    if (result[result.length()-1] != '/')
+    {
+        result.append("/");
+    }
+    return result;
 }
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