diff --git a/static/scripts/app/views/dirent-grid.js b/static/scripts/app/views/dirent-grid.js
index 1da1a361a4..550c982300 100644
--- a/static/scripts/app/views/dirent-grid.js
+++ b/static/scripts/app/views/dirent-grid.js
@@ -262,9 +262,10 @@ define([
         },
 
         setFolderPerm: function() {
+            var obj_name = this.model.get('obj_name');
             var options = {
-                'obj_name': this.model.get('obj_name'),
-                'dir_path': this.dir.path,
+                'obj_name': obj_name,
+                'dir_path': Common.pathJoin([this.dir.path, obj_name]),
                 'repo_id': this.dir.repo_id,
                 'is_group_owned_repo': this.dir.user_can_set_folder_perm ? true : false
             };
diff --git a/static/scripts/app/views/dirent.js b/static/scripts/app/views/dirent.js
index 7ac991dc04..dc4b4bde9e 100644
--- a/static/scripts/app/views/dirent.js
+++ b/static/scripts/app/views/dirent.js
@@ -552,9 +552,10 @@ define([
 
         setFolderPerm: function() {
             this.hideMobileMenu();
+            var obj_name = this.model.get('obj_name');
             var options = {
-                'obj_name': this.model.get('obj_name'),
-                'dir_path': this.dir.path,
+                'obj_name': obj_name,
+                'dir_path': Common.pathJoin([this.dir.path, obj_name]),
                 'repo_id': this.dir.repo_id,
                 'is_group_owned_repo': this.dir.user_can_set_folder_perm ? true : false
             };
diff --git a/static/scripts/app/views/folder-perm.js b/static/scripts/app/views/folder-perm.js
index e520223e5a..256ee9c825 100644
--- a/static/scripts/app/views/folder-perm.js
+++ b/static/scripts/app/views/folder-perm.js
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@ define([
         initialize: function(options) {
             this.repo_id = options.repo_id;
             this.obj_name = options.obj_name;
-            this.dir_path = options.dir_path;
+            this.path = options.dir_path;
             this.is_group_owned_repo = options.is_group_owned_repo;
             this.group_id = options.group_id;
-            this.path = this.dir_path == '/' ? '/' :
-                Common.pathJoin([this.dir_path, this.obj_name]);
 
             this.render();