diff --git a/plotid/example.py b/plotid/example.py
index 7e41ff8141faee4152dfb48dd15f945518da4fa6..344f3104c96e620d4ee827b1d1f058541cf0b60b 100644
--- a/plotid/example.py
+++ b/plotid/example.py
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ IMGS_AS_LIST = [IMG1, IMG2]
 # plots or images.
 
 publish(['../README.md', '../docs', '../LICENSE'],
-        '/home/chief/Dokumente/fst/plotid_python/data',
+        '/home/chief/Dokumente/fst/plotid_python/data/',
         TAGGED_FIGS, 'Bild')
diff --git a/plotid/publish.py b/plotid/publish.py
index 79a926bd592b2061d913c2f686d76379a1191db7..2b7f2d12515070a9f4272bb653dcb9fb234b94f8 100644
--- a/plotid/publish.py
+++ b/plotid/publish.py
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ class PublishOptions:
         self.data_storage = data_storage
         self.dst_path_head, self.dst_dirname = os.path.split(self.dst_path)
 
+        # If the second string after os.path.split is empty,
+        # a trailing slash was given.
+        # To get the dir name correctly, split the first string again.
+        if not self.dst_dirname:
+            self.dst_path_head, self.dst_dirname = os.path.split(
+                self.dst_path_head)
+
     def validate_input(self):
         """
         Validate if input for PublishOptions is correct type.