diff --git a/src/Etterna/Models/Songs/Song.cpp b/src/Etterna/Models/Songs/Song.cpp
index 2f31cc1691..5b3461a4c8 100644
--- a/src/Etterna/Models/Songs/Song.cpp
+++ b/src/Etterna/Models/Songs/Song.cpp
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ Song::LoadFromSongDir(std::string sDir, Calc* calc)
 	ASSERT_M(sDir != "", "Songs can't be loaded from an empty directory!");
 
 	// make sure there is a trailing slash at the end of sDir
-	if (sDir.substr(0, 1) != "/")
+	if (sDir.back() != '/')
 		sDir += "/";
 
 	// save song dir