diff --git a/src/windows-emulator/registry/hive_parser.hpp b/src/windows-emulator/registry/hive_parser.hpp
index 80557a41..e7e9247d 100644
--- a/src/windows-emulator/registry/hive_parser.hpp
+++ b/src/windows-emulator/registry/hive_parser.hpp
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ class hive_parser
 
         for (const auto& key_part : key)
         {
+            if (key_part.empty())
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             if (!current_key)
             {
                 return nullptr;