diff --git a/Config.h b/Config.h
index 4a26369..d7b7e8a 100644
--- a/Config.h
+++ b/Config.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#define NUKI_HUB_VERSION "8.24-pre-1"
+#define NUKI_HUB_VERSION "8.24-pre-3"
 
 #define MQTT_QOS_LEVEL 1
 #define MQTT_CLEAN_SESSIONS false
diff --git a/Network.cpp b/Network.cpp
index 85598d1..0e4cbbe 100644
--- a/Network.cpp
+++ b/Network.cpp
@@ -521,10 +521,11 @@ void Network::initTopic(const char *prefix, const char *path, const char *value)
 void Network::buildMqttPath(char* outPath, std::initializer_list<const char*> paths)
 {
     int offset = 0;
+    int pathCount = 0;
 
     for(const char* path : paths)
     {
-        if(path[0] != '/')
+        if(pathCount > 0 && path[0] != '/')
         {
             outPath[offset] = '/';
             ++offset;
@@ -537,6 +538,7 @@ void Network::buildMqttPath(char* outPath, std::initializer_list<const char*> pa
             ++offset;
             ++i;
         }
+        ++pathCount;
     }
 
     outPath[offset] = 0x00;