diff --git a/requests.go b/requests.go
index b3e1f7f..3b9f9c0 100644
--- a/requests.go
+++ b/requests.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (c *Client) put(path string, stream io.Reader) int {
 
 func (c *Client) createParentCollection(itemPath string) (err error) {
 	parentPath := path.Dir(itemPath)
-	if parentPath == "." {
+	if parentPath == "." || parentPath == "/" {
 		return nil
 	}