diff --git a/core/event.class.php b/core/event.class.php
index 2f3b84dd..81dda8ee 100644
--- a/core/event.class.php
+++ b/core/event.class.php
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ class PageRequestEvent extends Event {
 		global $config;
 
 		// trim starting slashes
-		while(strlen($path) > 0 && $path[0] == '/') {
-			$path = substr($path, 1);
-		}
+		$path = ltrim($path, "/");
 
 		// if path is not specified, use the default front page
 		if(strlen($path) === 0) {