diff --git a/lib/takeover/web.py b/lib/takeover/web.py
index 7f95492b4..55f69db96 100644
--- a/lib/takeover/web.py
+++ b/lib/takeover/web.py
@@ -306,7 +306,8 @@ class Web:
 
                     self.webBackdoorUrl = "%s/%s" % (self.webBaseUrl, backdoorName)
                     self.webDirectory = localPath
-                    self.webBackdoorFilePath = ntToPosixSlashes(normalizePath("%s/%s" % (localPath, backdoorName))).replace("//", "/").rstrip('/')
+
+                self.webBackdoorFilePath = ntToPosixSlashes(normalizePath("%s/%s" % (localPath, backdoorName))).replace("//", "/").rstrip('/')
 
                 testStr = "command execution test"
                 output = self.webBackdoorRunCmd("echo %s" % testStr)
diff --git a/plugins/generic/misc.py b/plugins/generic/misc.py
index 5747796cc..e2851e894 100644
--- a/plugins/generic/misc.py
+++ b/plugins/generic/misc.py
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ class Miscellaneous:
         kb.bannerFp["dbmsVersion"] = (kb.bannerFp["dbmsVersion"] or "").replace(",", "").replace("-", "").replace(" ", "")
 
     def delRemoteFile(self, filename):
+        if not filename:
+            return
+
         self.checkDbmsOs()
 
         if Backend.isOs(OS.WINDOWS):