diff --git a/plugin.program.autowidget/resources/lib/refresh.py b/plugin.program.autowidget/resources/lib/refresh.py
index 2dd08eef..66ad81e3 100644
--- a/plugin.program.autowidget/resources/lib/refresh.py
+++ b/plugin.program.autowidget/resources/lib/refresh.py
@@ -323,15 +323,14 @@ def refresh(widget_id, widget_def=None, paths=None, force=False, single=False):
                 paths.remove(paths[next])
 
                 widget_def["path"] = path_id
-                if widget_def["path"]:
-                    path_label = manage.get_path_by_id(path_id, group_id).get(
-                        "label", ""
-                    )
-                    widget_def["label"] = path_label
-                    widget_def["updated"] = 0 if force else current_time
+                if path_id:
+                    path = manage.get_path_by_id(path_id, group_id)
+                    if path:
+                        widget_def["label"] = path.get("label", "")
+                        widget_def["updated"] = 0 if force else current_time
 
-                    manage.save_path_details(widget_def)
-                    _update_strings(widget_def)
+                        manage.save_path_details(widget_def)
+                        _update_strings(widget_def)
 
         if single:
             utils.update_container(True)
@@ -560,4 +559,4 @@ def _put(self, item):
     def _get(self):
         val = next(iter(self.queue.keys()))
         del self.queue[val]
-        return val
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+        return val