diff --git a/src/LogFile.php b/src/LogFile.php
index 23087da7..74c1d856 100644
--- a/src/LogFile.php
+++ b/src/LogFile.php
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ public function logs(): LogReader
 
     public function size(): int
     {
-        return LogViewer::getFilesystem()->size($this->path);
+        return LogViewer::getFilesystem()->exists()
+            ? LogViewer::getFilesystem()->size($this->path)
+            : 0;
     }
 
     public function sizeInMB(): float
@@ -104,13 +106,13 @@ public function getLastScannedFilePositionForQuery(?string $query = ''): ?int
     public function earliestTimestamp(): int
     {
         return $this->getMetadata('earliest_timestamp')
-            ?? LogViewer::getFilesystem()->lastModified($this->path);
+            ??  LogViewer::getFilesystem()->exists($this->path) ? LogViewer::getFilesystem()->lastModified($this->path) : 0;
     }
 
     public function latestTimestamp(): int
     {
         return $this->getMetadata('latest_timestamp')
-            ?? LogViewer::getFilesystem()->lastModified($this->path);
+            ??  LogViewer::getFilesystem()->exists($this->path) ? LogViewer::getFilesystem()->lastModified($this->path) : 0;
     }
 
     public function scan(int $maxBytesToScan = null, bool $force = false): void
diff --git a/src/LogViewerService.php b/src/LogViewerService.php
index 28f6a503..7f1c6ed8 100755
--- a/src/LogViewerService.php
+++ b/src/LogViewerService.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ protected function getFilePathsMatchingPattern($pattern)
     public function basePathForLogs(): string
     {
         $rootFolder = Str::of(config('log-viewer.filesystem.root'));
-        return empty($rootFolder)
+        return ($rootFolder != "")
             ? $rootFolder->finish('/')
             : $rootFolder;
     }