2 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/modules/mono/editor/GodotTools/GodotTools.Core/StringExtensions.cs b/modules/mono/editor/GodotTools/GodotTools.Core/StringExtensions.cs
index ae2dbbf58d..05e06babd4 100644
--- a/modules/mono/editor/GodotTools/GodotTools.Core/StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/modules/mono/editor/GodotTools/GodotTools.Core/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ namespace GodotTools.Core
 
         public static string NormalizePath(this string path)
         {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
+                return path;
+
             bool rooted = path.IsAbsolutePath();
 
             path = path.Replace('\\', '/');
diff --git a/modules/mono/editor/GodotTools/GodotTools.ProjectEditor/ProjectUtils.cs b/modules/mono/editor/GodotTools/GodotTools.ProjectEditor/ProjectUtils.cs
index 4041c56597..4e2c0f17cc 100644
--- a/modules/mono/editor/GodotTools/GodotTools.ProjectEditor/ProjectUtils.cs
+++ b/modules/mono/editor/GodotTools/GodotTools.ProjectEditor/ProjectUtils.cs
@@ -61,10 +61,9 @@ namespace GodotTools.ProjectEditor
                 if (item.ItemType != itemType)
                     continue;
 
-                string normalizedExclude = item.Exclude.NormalizePath();
-
-                var glob = MSBuildGlob.Parse(normalizedExclude);
+                string normalizedRemove = item.Remove.NormalizePath();
 
+                var glob = MSBuildGlob.Parse(normalizedRemove);
                 excluded.AddRange(includedFiles.Where(includedFile => glob.IsMatch(includedFile)));
             }