diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a34c3a1..3aa71b1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## v0.3.6 (2022-09-24)
+
+* **Fix::** Don't register root path (`/`) as it doesn't have a filename to match against
+
 ## v0.3.5 (2022-09-19)
 
 * **BREAKING:** Renamed the `optimize` action to `cleanup`
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 22651b2..4b93262 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "jumpy"
-version = "0.3.5"
+version = "0.3.6"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "dirs",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1ea69fe..b25c947 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "jumpy"
-version = "0.3.5"
+version = "0.3.6"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/src/index.rs b/src/index.rs
index d1538ca..d24abcf 100644
--- a/src/index.rs
+++ b/src/index.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ impl Index {
             .ok_or_else(|| format!("Path contains invalid UTF-8 characters: {path}"))?
             .to_string();
 
+        // Silently ignore root path
+        if path == "/" {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
         match self.scored_entries.entry(path) {
             Entry::Occupied(mut entry) => {
                 *entry.get_mut() = update_score(*entry.get());