diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index c9f8be99..802beb45 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 2.0.4
+  - bugfix: sftp server was not properly comparing the current path against the
+    __uploads__ directory
   - bugfix: sesame did not honor want_cols/rows when
     the given terminal size was already of its exact
     dimensions.
diff --git a/x84/sftp.py b/x84/sftp.py
index 49ee6f4e..701c9847 100644
--- a/x84/sftp.py
+++ b/x84/sftp.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def _realpath(self, path):
 
     def _is_uploaddir(self, path):
         """ Check if this is the upload directory. """
-        return ('/{0}'.format(path) == uploads_dirname)
+        return (path == '/{0}'.format(uploads_dirname))
 
     def list_folder(self, path):
         """ List contents of a folder. """