diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 5209aa1..1445eed 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ Possible types of changes are:
 Unreleased
 ----------
 
+0.4.1 - 18.12.2018
+------------------
+
+Fixed
+'''''
+- Fixed a bug where ``create=True`` in combination with an "empty-ish ``root_path`` like ``""``, ``"."`` or ``"/"`` would create a directory marker.
+
 
 0.4.0 - 11.12.2018
 ------------------
@@ -30,7 +37,6 @@ Added
     which means they will raise a ``CreateFailed`` exception if ``root_path`` does not exist
 
 
-
 0.3.0 - 20.11.2018
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/fs_gcsfs/_gcsfs.py b/fs_gcsfs/_gcsfs.py
index c87ac8a..f9647c9 100644
--- a/fs_gcsfs/_gcsfs.py
+++ b/fs_gcsfs/_gcsfs.py
@@ -78,13 +78,14 @@ def __init__(self,
         except google.api_core.exceptions.Forbidden as err:
             raise CreateFailed("You don't have access to the bucket \"{}\"".format(self._bucket_name)) from err
 
-        if create:
-            root_marker = self._get_blob(forcedir(root_path))
-            if root_marker is None:
-                blob = self.bucket.blob(forcedir(root_path))
-                blob.upload_from_string(b"")
-        elif strict and self._get_blob(forcedir(root_path)) is None:
-            raise errors.CreateFailed("Root path \"{}\" does not exist".format(root_path))
+        if self._prefix != "":
+            if create:
+                root_marker = self._get_blob(self._prefix + GCSFS.DELIMITER)
+                if root_marker is None:
+                    blob = self.bucket.blob(self._prefix + GCSFS.DELIMITER)
+                    blob.upload_from_string(b"")
+            elif strict and self._get_blob(self._prefix + GCSFS.DELIMITER) is None:
+                raise errors.CreateFailed("Root path \"{}\" does not exist".format(root_path))
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return _make_repr(
diff --git a/fs_gcsfs/_version.py b/fs_gcsfs/_version.py
index 6a9beea..3d26edf 100644
--- a/fs_gcsfs/_version.py
+++ b/fs_gcsfs/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.4.0"
+__version__ = "0.4.1"
diff --git a/fs_gcsfs/tests/test_gcsfs.py b/fs_gcsfs/tests/test_gcsfs.py
index 776d9d8..ac461d6 100644
--- a/fs_gcsfs/tests/test_gcsfs.py
+++ b/fs_gcsfs/tests/test_gcsfs.py
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ def test_listdir_works_on_bucket_as_root_directory(client):
     assert directory in result
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("root_path", ["", ".", "/"])
+def test_create_property_does_not_create_file_if_emptyish_root_path(root_path, client):
+    """Regression test for a bug fixed in 0.4.1"""
+    gcs_fs = GCSFS(bucket_name=TEST_BUCKET, root_path=root_path, client=client, create=True)
+    assert gcs_fs.bucket.get_blob(root_path + GCSFS.DELIMITER) is None
+
+
 def test_fix_storage_adds_binary_blobs_with_empty_string_as_directory_marker(bucket, tmp_gcsfs):
     # Creating a 'nested' hierarchy of blobs without directory marker
     for path in ["foo/test", "foo/bar/test", "foo/baz/test", "foo/bar/egg/test"]: