diff --git a/aeron-driver/src/main/java/io/aeron/driver/MediaDriver.java b/aeron-driver/src/main/java/io/aeron/driver/MediaDriver.java
index 5d3537a4d1..51ac9dd13b 100644
--- a/aeron-driver/src/main/java/io/aeron/driver/MediaDriver.java
+++ b/aeron-driver/src/main/java/io/aeron/driver/MediaDriver.java
@@ -366,6 +366,8 @@ private static void reportExistingErrors(final Context ctx, final MappedByteBuff
                     if ('/' == c || '\\' == c)
                     {
                         builder.setLength(lastCharIndex);
+                    } else {
+                        break;
                     }
                 }