diff --git a/src/WebDAV/WebDAVAdapter.php b/src/WebDAV/WebDAVAdapter.php
index ac5f08e03..829293147 100644
--- a/src/WebDAV/WebDAVAdapter.php
+++ b/src/WebDAV/WebDAVAdapter.php
@@ -216,14 +216,14 @@ public function createDirectory(string $path, Config $config): void
 
         foreach ($parts as $directory) {
             if ($directory === '.' || $directory === '') {
-                return;
+                continue;
             }
 
             $directoryParts[] = $directory;
             $directoryPath = implode('/', $directoryParts);
-            $location = $this->encodePath($directoryPath) . '/';
+            $location = '/' . $this->encodePath($directoryPath) . '/';
 
-            if ($this->directoryExists($this->prefixer->stripDirectoryPrefix($directoryPath))) {
+            if ($this->directoryExists($this->prefixer->stripDirectoryPrefix($location))) {
                 continue;
             }