diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/WebDAV.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/WebDAV.java
index 2237908bd1..090baba051 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/WebDAV.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/WebDAV.java
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public class WebDAV
     
     // Root path
     
-    private static final String RootPath = PathSeperator;
+    public static final String RootPath = PathSeperator;
     
     // Map WebDAV property names to Alfresco property names
     
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/WebDAVHelper.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/WebDAVHelper.java
index 89e28fd878..a9ddbe02e2 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/WebDAVHelper.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/WebDAVHelper.java
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ public class WebDAVHelper
         if (strPath == null || strPath.length() == 0)
         {
             // If we still have not got a path then default to the root directory
-            strPath = RootPath;
+            strPath = WebDAV.RootPath;
         }
         else if (strPath.startsWith(request.getServletPath()))
         {
@@ -910,13 +910,13 @@ public class WebDAVHelper
             }
             else
             {
-                strPath = RootPath;
+                strPath = WebDAV.RootPath;
             }
         }
 
         // Make sure there are no trailing slashes
         
-        if (strPath.length() > 1 && strPath.endsWith(DIR_SEPARATOR))
+        if (strPath.length() > 1 && strPath.endsWith(WebDAV.PathSeperator))
         {
             strPath = strPath.substring(0, strPath.length() - 1);
         }