diff --git a/lib/compass/actions.rb b/lib/compass/actions.rb
index 4e924f1b..288e3370 100644
--- a/lib/compass/actions.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/actions.rb
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ module Compass
     end
 
     def remove(file_name)
+      file_name ||= ''
       if File.directory?(file_name)
         FileUtils.rm_rf file_name
         log_action :remove, basename(file_name)+"/", options