diff --git a/lib/takeover/web.py b/lib/takeover/web.py
index b608029ad..5d06a4759 100644
--- a/lib/takeover/web.py
+++ b/lib/takeover/web.py
@@ -178,10 +178,11 @@ class Web:
             # Upload the uploader agent
             self.__webFileInject(uploaderContent, uploaderName, directory)
             
-            requestDir  = ntToPosixSlashes(directory).replace(ntToPosixSlashes(kb.docRoot), "/").replace("//", "/")
+            requestDir  = ntToPosixSlashes(directory).replace(ntToPosixSlashes(kb.docRoot), "/")
             if isWindowsPath(requestDir):
                 requestDir = requestDir[2:]
-            requestDir  = normalizePath(requestDir)
+            while requestDir.find('//') != -1:
+                requestDir = requestDir.replace('//', '/')
             
             self.webBaseUrl     = "%s://%s:%d%s" % (conf.scheme, conf.hostname, conf.port, requestDir)
             self.webUploaderUrl = "%s/%s" % (self.webBaseUrl.rstrip('/'), uploaderName)
@@ -202,9 +203,9 @@ class Web:
             if self.webApi == "asp":
                 runcmdName = "tmpe%s.exe" % randomStr(4)
                 runcmdStream = decloakToNamedTemporaryFile(os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_SHELL_PATH, 'runcmd.exe_'), runcmdName)
-                match = re.search(r'input type=hidden name=scriptsdir value="([^"]+)"', uplPage)
+                match = re.search(r'input type=hidden name=scriptsdir value="([^"]+)"', uplPage)
 
-                if match:
+                if match:
                     backdoorDirectory = match.group(1)
                 else:
                     continue