diff --git a/v2/build/property.py b/v2/build/property.py
index 7858618ff..330b8c113 100644
--- a/v2/build/property.py
+++ b/v2/build/property.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def translate_paths (properties, path):
             p = split [1]
         
         if get_grist (p) and 'path' in feature.attributes (get_grist (p)):
-            values = __re_two_ampersands.split (forward_slashes (get_grist (p)))
+            values = __re_two_ampersands.split (forward_slashes (replace_grist (p, "")))
 
             t = [os.path.join(path, v) for v in values]
             t = '&&'.join (t)