diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/sc/test_scapi.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/sc/test_scapi.py
index cefa900a97b..c00a6f1389d 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/sc/test_scapi.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/sc/test_scapi.py
@@ -1924,6 +1924,58 @@ class DellSCSanAPITestCase(test.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(mock_get_result.called)
         self.scapi.legacyfoldernames = True
 
+    @mock.patch.object(storagecenter_api.SCApi,
+                       '_get_result')
+    @mock.patch.object(storagecenter_api.HttpClient,
+                       'post',
+                       return_value=RESPONSE_200)
+    def test_find_folder_legacy_root(self,
+                                     mock_post,
+                                     mock_get_result,
+                                     mock_close_connection,
+                                     mock_open_connection,
+                                     mock_init):
+        self.scapi._find_folder('StorageCenter/ScVolumeFolder/GetList',
+                                'devstackvol', 12345)
+        expected_payload = {'filter': {'filterType': 'AND', 'filters': [
+            {'filterType': 'Equals', 'attributeName': 'scSerialNumber',
+             'attributeValue': 12345},
+            {'filterType': 'Equals', 'attributeName': 'Name',
+             'attributeValue': 'devstackvol'},
+            {'filterType': 'Equals', 'attributeName': 'folderPath',
+             'attributeValue': ''}]}}
+        mock_post.assert_called_once_with(
+            'StorageCenter/ScVolumeFolder/GetList',
+            expected_payload)
+        self.assertTrue(mock_get_result.called)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(storagecenter_api.SCApi,
+                       '_get_result')
+    @mock.patch.object(storagecenter_api.HttpClient,
+                       'post',
+                       return_value=RESPONSE_200)
+    def test_find_folder_non_legacy_root(self,
+                                         mock_post,
+                                         mock_get_result,
+                                         mock_close_connection,
+                                         mock_open_connection,
+                                         mock_init):
+        self.scapi.legacyfoldernames = False
+        self.scapi._find_folder('StorageCenter/ScVolumeFolder/GetList',
+                                'devstackvol', 12345)
+        expected_payload = {'filter': {'filterType': 'AND', 'filters': [
+            {'filterType': 'Equals', 'attributeName': 'scSerialNumber',
+             'attributeValue': 12345},
+            {'filterType': 'Equals', 'attributeName': 'Name',
+             'attributeValue': 'devstackvol'},
+            {'filterType': 'Equals', 'attributeName': 'folderPath',
+             'attributeValue': '/'}]}}
+        mock_post.assert_called_once_with(
+            'StorageCenter/ScVolumeFolder/GetList',
+            expected_payload)
+        self.assertTrue(mock_get_result.called)
+        self.scapi.legacyfoldernames = True
+
     @mock.patch.object(storagecenter_api.SCApi,
                        '_get_result',
                        return_value=u'devstackvol/fcvm/')
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/sc/storagecenter_api.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/sc/storagecenter_api.py
index 859a7021bb5..547757df2ca 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/sc/storagecenter_api.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/sc/storagecenter_api.py
@@ -816,14 +816,16 @@ class SCApi(object):
         # save the user from themselves.
         folderpath = foldername.strip('/')
         folderpath = os.path.dirname(folderpath)
-        # If we have any kind of path we throw it into the filters.
+        # Put our path into the filters
         if folderpath != '':
             # Legacy didn't begin with a slash.
             if not self.legacyfoldernames:
                 folderpath = '/' + folderpath
             # SC convention is to end with a '/' so make sure we do.
             folderpath += '/'
-            pf.append('folderPath', folderpath)
+        elif not self.legacyfoldernames:
+            folderpath = '/'
+        pf.append('folderPath', folderpath)
         folder = None
         r = self.client.post(url, pf.payload)
         if self._check_result(r):