diff --git a/server/data/data-file/src/main/java/org/apache/james/sieverepository/file/SieveFileRepository.java b/server/data/data-file/src/main/java/org/apache/james/sieverepository/file/SieveFileRepository.java
index 26baf986093..b70496b6b30 100644
--- a/server/data/data-file/src/main/java/org/apache/james/sieverepository/file/SieveFileRepository.java
+++ b/server/data/data-file/src/main/java/org/apache/james/sieverepository/file/SieveFileRepository.java
@@ -316,12 +316,8 @@ protected File getUserDirectory(Username username) throws StorageException {
     }
 
     private void enforceRoot(File file) throws StorageException {
-        try {
-            if (!file.getCanonicalPath().startsWith(root.getCanonicalPath())) {
-                throw new StorageException(new IllegalStateException("Path traversal attempted"));
-            }
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new StorageException(e);
+        if (!file.toPath().normalize().startsWith(root.toPath().normalize())) {
+            throw new StorageException(new IllegalStateException("Path traversal attempted"));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/server/data/data-file/src/test/java/org/apache/james/sieverepository/file/SieveFileRepositoryTest.java b/server/data/data-file/src/test/java/org/apache/james/sieverepository/file/SieveFileRepositoryTest.java
index e6b4f17a3c3..1077ec8e3ef 100644
--- a/server/data/data-file/src/test/java/org/apache/james/sieverepository/file/SieveFileRepositoryTest.java
+++ b/server/data/data-file/src/test/java/org/apache/james/sieverepository/file/SieveFileRepositoryTest.java
@@ -84,4 +84,13 @@ void getScriptShouldNotAllowToReadScriptsOfOtherUsers() throws Exception {
                 new ScriptName("../other/script")))
             .isInstanceOf(StorageException.class);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void getScriptShouldNotAllowToReadScriptsOfOtherUsersWhenPrefix() throws Exception {
+        sieveRepository().putScript(Username.of("testa"), new ScriptName("script"), new ScriptContent("PWND!!!"));
+
+        assertThatThrownBy(() ->  sieveRepository().getScript(Username.of("test"),
+            new ScriptName("../other/script")))
+            .isInstanceOf(StorageException.class);
+    }
 }