diff --git a/hudi-hadoop-mr/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hadoop/HoodieParquetInputFormat.java b/hudi-hadoop-mr/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hadoop/HoodieParquetInputFormat.java
index 6b0ecb9b0..5a10f3c99 100644
--- a/hudi-hadoop-mr/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hadoop/HoodieParquetInputFormat.java
+++ b/hudi-hadoop-mr/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hadoop/HoodieParquetInputFormat.java
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public class HoodieParquetInputFormat extends MapredParquetInputFormat implement
       return null;
     }
     String incrementalInputPaths = partitionsToList.stream()
-        .map(s -> tableMetaClient.getBasePath() + Path.SEPARATOR + s)
+        .map(s -> StringUtils.isNullOrEmpty(s) ? tableMetaClient.getBasePath() : tableMetaClient.getBasePath() + Path.SEPARATOR + s)
         .filter(s -> {
           /*
            * Ensure to return only results from the original input path that has incremental changes