diff --git a/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/trashbin.go b/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/trashbin.go
index e931bef3124..561e58c7dab 100644
--- a/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/trashbin.go
+++ b/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/trashbin.go
@@ -117,12 +117,13 @@ func (h *TrashbinHandler) Handler(s *svc) http.Handler {
 			h.restore(w, r, s, u, dst, key)
 			return
 		}
-		if key != "" && r.Method == "DELETE" {
+
+		if r.Method == "DELETE" {
 			h.delete(w, r, s, u, key)
 			return
 		}
 
-		http.Error(w, "501 Forbidden", http.StatusNotImplemented)
+		http.Error(w, "501 Not implemented", http.StatusNotImplemented)
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/storage/fs/ocis/recycle.go b/pkg/storage/fs/ocis/recycle.go
index 577298cf089..16fe11c4db0 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/fs/ocis/recycle.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/fs/ocis/recycle.go
@@ -233,14 +233,15 @@ func (fs *ocisfs) PurgeRecycleItem(ctx context.Context, key string) (err error)
 }
 
 func (fs *ocisfs) EmptyRecycle(ctx context.Context) error {
+	u, ok := user.ContextGetUser(ctx)
 	// TODO what permission should we check? we could check the root node of the user? or the owner permissions on his home root node?
-	// The current impl will wipe your own trash. or when enable home is false the trash of the 'root'
-	if fs.o.EnableHome {
-		u := user.ContextMustGetUser(ctx)
-		// TODO use layout, see Tree.Delete() for problem
-		return os.RemoveAll(filepath.Join(fs.o.Root, "trash", u.Id.OpaqueId))
+	// The current impl will wipe your own trash. or when no user provided the trash of 'root'
+	if !ok {
+		return os.RemoveAll(fs.getRecycleRoot(ctx))
 	}
-	return os.RemoveAll(fs.getRecycleRoot(ctx))
+
+	// TODO use layout, see Tree.Delete() for problem
+	return os.RemoveAll(filepath.Join(fs.o.Root, "trash", u.Id.OpaqueId))
 }
 
 func getResourceType(isDir bool) provider.ResourceType {