diff --git a/lib/init.js b/lib/init.js
index 3e3cdca08..c112d4d08 100644
--- a/lib/init.js
+++ b/lib/init.js
@@ -47,8 +47,11 @@ function initBook(rootFolder) {
 
         // Write pages
         return Promise.forEach(articles, function(article) {
-            var filePath = path.join(rootFolder, article.getPath());
-            if (!filePath) return;
+            var articlePath = article.getPath();
+            var filePath = articlePath? path.join(rootFolder, articlePath) : null;
+            if (!filePath) {
+                return;
+            }
 
             return fs.assertFile(filePath, function() {
                 return fs.ensureFile(filePath)