diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Command/TransferOwnership.php b/apps/files/lib/Command/TransferOwnership.php
index 559cf02742..aa07cf9de9 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Command/TransferOwnership.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Command/TransferOwnership.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class TransferOwnership extends Command {
 	private $destinationUser;
 
 	/** @var string */
-	private $inputPath;
+	private $sourcePath;
 
 	/** @var string */
 	private $finalTarget;
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ class TransferOwnership extends Command {
 				'path',
 				null,
 				InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED,
-				'selectively provide the path to transfer. For example --path="folder_name"'
+				'selectively provide the path to transfer. For example --path="folder_name"',
+				''
 			);
 	}
 
@@ -117,8 +118,8 @@ class TransferOwnership extends Command {
 
 		$this->sourceUser = $sourceUserObject->getUID();
 		$this->destinationUser = $destinationUserObject->getUID();
-		$this->inputPath = $input->getOption('path');
-		$this->inputPath = ltrim($this->inputPath, '/');
+		$sourcePathOption = ltrim($input->getOption('path'), '/');
+		$this->sourcePath = rtrim($this->sourceUser . '/files/' . $sourcePathOption, '/');
 
 		// target user has to be ready
 		if (!\OC::$server->getEncryptionManager()->isReadyForUser($this->destinationUser)) {
@@ -133,14 +134,10 @@ class TransferOwnership extends Command {
 		Filesystem::initMountPoints($this->sourceUser);
 		Filesystem::initMountPoints($this->destinationUser);
 
-		if (strlen($this->inputPath) >= 1) {
-			$view = new View();
-			$unknownDir = $this->inputPath;
-			$this->inputPath = $this->sourceUser . "/files/" . $this->inputPath;
-			if (!$view->is_dir($this->inputPath)) {
-				$output->writeln("<error>Unknown path provided: $unknownDir</error>");
-				return 1;
-			}
+		$view = new View();
+		if (!$view->is_dir($this->sourcePath)) {
+			$output->writeln("<error>Unknown path provided: $sourcePathOption</error>");
+			return 1;
 		}
 
 		// analyse source folder
@@ -177,14 +174,8 @@ class TransferOwnership extends Command {
 		$progress = new ProgressBar($output);
 		$progress->start();
 		$self = $this;
-		$walkPath = "$this->sourceUser/files";
-		if ( strlen($this->inputPath) > 0) {
-			if ($this->inputPath !== "$this->sourceUser/files") {
-				$walkPath = $this->inputPath;
-			}
-		}
 
-		$this->walkFiles($view, $walkPath,
+		$this->walkFiles($view, $this->sourcePath,
 				function (FileInfo $fileInfo) use ($progress, $self) {
 					if ($fileInfo->getType() === FileInfo::TYPE_FOLDER) {
 						// only analyze into folders from main storage,
@@ -245,16 +236,14 @@ class TransferOwnership extends Command {
 	protected function transfer(OutputInterface $output) {
 		$view = new View();
 		$output->writeln("Transferring files to $this->finalTarget ...");
-		$sourcePath = (strlen($this->inputPath) > 0) ? $this->inputPath : "$this->sourceUser/files";
+
 		// This change will help user to transfer the folder specified using --path option.
 		// Else only the content inside folder is transferred which is not correct.
-		if (strlen($this->inputPath) > 0) {
-			if($this->inputPath !== ltrim("$this->sourceUser/files", '/')) {
-				$view->mkdir($this->finalTarget);
-				$this->finalTarget = $this->finalTarget . '/' . basename($sourcePath);
-			}
+		if($this->sourcePath !== "$this->sourceUser/files") {
+			$view->mkdir($this->finalTarget);
+			$this->finalTarget = $this->finalTarget . '/' . basename($this->sourcePath);
 		}
-		$view->rename($sourcePath, $this->finalTarget);
+		$view->rename($this->sourcePath, $this->finalTarget);
 		if (!is_dir("$this->sourceUser/files")) {
 			// because the files folder is moved away we need to recreate it
 			$view->mkdir("$this->sourceUser/files");