diff --git a/webdav3/client.py b/webdav3/client.py
index 9e495d1..7f14b8b 100644
--- a/webdav3/client.py
+++ b/webdav3/client.py
@@ -360,6 +360,8 @@ class Client(object):
         os.makedirs(local_path)
 
         for resource_name in self.list(urn.path()):
+            if urn.path().endswith(resource_name):
+                continue
             _remote_path = "{parent}{name}".format(parent=urn.path(), name=resource_name)
             _local_path = os.path.join(local_path, resource_name)
             self.download(local_path=_local_path, remote_path=_remote_path, progress=progress)
@@ -713,6 +715,8 @@ class Client(object):
         remote_resource_names = prune(paths, expression)
 
         for remote_resource_name in remote_resource_names:
+            if remote_resource_name == "":
+                continue
             local_path = os.path.join(local_directory, remote_resource_name)
             remote_path = "{remote_directory}{resource_name}".format(remote_directory=urn.path(), resource_name=remote_resource_name)
             remote_urn = Urn(remote_path)