diff --git a/js/client/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js b/js/client/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js
index 341d9dce5f..f8c0f7950d 100644
--- a/js/client/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js
+++ b/js/client/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/manager.js
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
       [ appInfo, mount ] );
 
     utils.validateMount(mount);
-    if (utils.pathRegex.test(appInfo)  || fs.exists(appInfo)) {
+    if (fs.exists(appInfo)) {
       appInfo = moveAppToServer(appInfo);
     }
     var res;
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
       [ appInfo, mount ] );
 
     utils.validateMount(mount);
-    if (utils.pathRegex.test(appInfo) || fs.exists(appInfo)) {
+    if (exists(appInfo)) {
       appInfo = moveAppToServer(appInfo);
     }
     var res;
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
         [ "Mount path", "string" ] ],
       [ appInfo, mount ] );
     utils.validateMount(mount);
-    if (utils.pathRegex.test(appInfo) || fs.exists(appInfo)) {
+    if (fs.exists(appInfo)) {
       appInfo = moveAppToServer(appInfo);
     }
     var res;