diff --git a/radicale/__init__.py b/radicale/__init__.py
index 573193d..edd7500 100644
--- a/radicale/__init__.py
+++ b/radicale/__init__.py
@@ -247,9 +247,8 @@ class Application:
         # Mask passwords
         mask_passwords = self.configuration.getboolean(
             "logging", "mask_passwords")
-        authorization = request_environ.get(
-            "HTTP_AUTHORIZATION", "").startswith("Basic")
-        if mask_passwords and authorization:
+        authorization = request_environ.get("HTTP_AUTHORIZATION", "")
+        if mask_passwords and authorization.startswith("Basic"):
             request_environ["HTTP_AUTHORIZATION"] = "Basic **masked**"
 
         return request_environ
diff --git a/radicale/storage.py b/radicale/storage.py
index 7bda7e0..7b6b09f 100644
--- a/radicale/storage.py
+++ b/radicale/storage.py
@@ -810,9 +810,7 @@ class Collection(BaseCollection):
     def discover(cls, path, depth="0"):
         # Path should already be sanitized
         sane_path = sanitize_path(path).strip("/")
-        attributes = sane_path.split("/")
-        if not attributes[0]:
-            attributes.pop()
+        attributes = sane_path.split("/") if sane_path else []
 
         folder = cls._get_collection_root_folder()
         # Create the root collection