diff --git a/src/article_netmgr.cc b/src/article_netmgr.cc
index 62d2aef68..9ce868348 100644
--- a/src/article_netmgr.cc
+++ b/src/article_netmgr.cc
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ QNetworkReply * ArticleNetworkAccessManager::getArticleReply( QNetworkRequest co
 
   if ( req.url().scheme() == "gdlookup" ) {
     QString path = url.path();
-    if ( !path.isEmpty() ) {
+    if ( path.size() > 1 ) {
       url.setPath( "" );
 
       Utils::Url::addQueryItem( url, "word", path.mid( 1 ) );
diff --git a/src/fulltextsearch.cc b/src/fulltextsearch.cc
index a2ae70517..f59d55d39 100644
--- a/src/fulltextsearch.cc
+++ b/src/fulltextsearch.cc
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void Indexing::run()
         QFuture< void > const f = QtConcurrent::run( [ this, &sem, &dictionary ]() {
           QSemaphoreReleaser const _( sem );
           const QString & dictionaryName = QString::fromUtf8( dictionary->getName().c_str() );
-          qDebug() << "[FULLTEXT] make fts for the dictionary:" << dictionaryName;
+          qDebug() << "[FULLTEXT] checking fts for the dictionary:" << dictionaryName;
           emit sendNowIndexingName( dictionaryName );
           dictionary->makeFTSIndex( isCancelled, false );
         } );