diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
index 164145af4bcd..1e0c237b6ba7 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ public function publicPath()
     public function storagePath($path = '')
     {
         return ($this->storagePath ?: $this->basePath.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'storage')
-                            .($path ? DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$path : '');
+                            .($path ? DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$path : $path);
     }
 
     /**