diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs b/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs
index c4e3cd7268..4048a0d031 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server
                 .UseStartup<Startup>();
 
             // Set the root directory for static content, if one exists
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(appHost.ContentRoot))
+            if (appHost.IsHostingContent)
             {
                 webhostBuilder.UseContentRoot(appHost.ContentRoot);
             }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
index 5280d455c4..43a84d3815 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration
         public bool EnableDashboardResponseCaching { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Allows the dashboard to be served from a custom path.
+        /// Gets or sets a custom path to serve the dashboard from.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The dashboard source path.</value>
+        /// <value>The dashboard source path, or null if the default path should be used.</value>
         public string DashboardSourcePath { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>