diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/timeline/db/EventsRepository.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/timeline/db/EventsRepository.java
index 1e9571f144..6248b99a97 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/timeline/db/EventsRepository.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/timeline/db/EventsRepository.java
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ public class EventsRepository {
 
                             String rootFolder = StringUtils.substringBefore(StringUtils.substringAfter(parentPath, "/"), "/");
                             String shortDesc = datasourceName + "/" + StringUtils.defaultString(rootFolder);
+                            shortDesc = shortDesc.endsWith("/") ? shortDesc : shortDesc + "/";
                             String medDesc = datasourceName + parentPath;
 
                             final TskData.FileKnown known = f.getKnown();