diff --git a/web/public_php/setup/header.php b/web/public_php/setup/header.php
index cefc30a01..11d64213a 100644
--- a/web/public_php/setup/header.php
+++ b/web/public_php/setup/header.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function printalert($type, $message) {
 	print '</div>';
 }
 function is__writable($path) {
-	if ($path{strlen($path) - 1} == '/') {
+	if ($path[strlen($path) - 1] == '/' || $path[strlen($path) - 1] == '\\') {
 		return is__writable($path.uniqid(mt_rand()).'.tmp');
 	}