diff --git a/app/uploaders/personal_file_uploader.rb b/app/uploaders/personal_file_uploader.rb
index ef70871624b..3298ad104ec 100644
--- a/app/uploaders/personal_file_uploader.rb
+++ b/app/uploaders/personal_file_uploader.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class PersonalFileUploader < FileUploader
   end
 
   def self.base_dir
-    File.join(root_dir, 'system')
+    File.join(root_dir, '-', 'system')
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/config/routes/uploads.rb b/config/routes/uploads.rb
index e9c9aa8b2f9..d7bca8310e4 100644
--- a/config/routes/uploads.rb
+++ b/config/routes/uploads.rb
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ scope path: :uploads do
       constraints:  { model: /note|user|group|project/, mounted_as: /avatar|attachment/, filename: /[^\/]+/ }
 
   # show uploads for models, snippets (notes) available for now
-  get 'system/:model/:id/:secret/:filename',
+  get '-/system/:model/:id/:secret/:filename',
     to: 'uploads#show',
     constraints: { model: /personal_snippet/, id: /\d+/, filename: /[^\/]+/ }
 
   # show temporary uploads
-  get 'system/temp/:secret/:filename',
+  get '-/system/temp/:secret/:filename',
     to: 'uploads#show',
     constraints: { filename: /[^\/]+/ }
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/snippets_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/snippets_controller_spec.rb
index 475ceda11fe..7c5d059760f 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/snippets_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/snippets_controller_spec.rb
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ describe SnippetsController do
     end
 
     context 'when the snippet description contains a file' do
-      let(:picture_file) { '/system/temp/secret56/picture.jpg' }
-      let(:text_file) { '/system/temp/secret78/text.txt' }
+      let(:picture_file) { '/-/system/temp/secret56/picture.jpg' }
+      let(:text_file) { '/-/system/temp/secret78/text.txt' }
       let(:description) do
         "Description with picture: ![picture](/uploads#{picture_file}) and "\
         "text: [text.txt](/uploads#{text_file})"
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ describe SnippetsController do
         snippet = subject
 
         expected_description = "Description with picture: "\
-          "![picture](/uploads/system/personal_snippet/#{snippet.id}/secret56/picture.jpg) and "\
-          "text: [text.txt](/uploads/system/personal_snippet/#{snippet.id}/secret78/text.txt)"
+          "![picture](/uploads/-/system/personal_snippet/#{snippet.id}/secret56/picture.jpg) and "\
+          "text: [text.txt](/uploads/-/system/personal_snippet/#{snippet.id}/secret78/text.txt)"
 
         expect(snippet.description).to eq(expected_description)
       end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/uploads_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/uploads_controller_spec.rb
index b3a40f5d15c..b29f3d861be 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/uploads_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/uploads_controller_spec.rb
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ describe UploadsController do
           subject
 
           expect(response.body).to match '\"alt\":\"rails_sample\"'
-          expect(response.body).to match "\"url\":\"/uploads/system/temp"
+          expect(response.body).to match "\"url\":\"/uploads/-/system/temp"
         end
 
         it 'does not create an Upload record' do
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ describe UploadsController do
           subject
 
           expect(response.body).to match '\"alt\":\"doc_sample.txt\"'
-          expect(response.body).to match "\"url\":\"/uploads/system/temp"
+          expect(response.body).to match "\"url\":\"/uploads/-/system/temp"
         end
 
         it 'does not create an Upload record' do
diff --git a/spec/features/snippets/user_creates_snippet_spec.rb b/spec/features/snippets/user_creates_snippet_spec.rb
index a919f5fa20b..d732383a1e1 100644
--- a/spec/features/snippets/user_creates_snippet_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/snippets/user_creates_snippet_spec.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ feature 'User creates snippet', :js do
       expect(page).to have_content('My Snippet')
 
       link = find('a.no-attachment-icon img[alt="banana_sample"]')['src']
-      expect(link).to match(%r{/uploads/system/temp/\h{32}/banana_sample\.gif\z})
+      expect(link).to match(%r{/uploads/-/system/temp/\h{32}/banana_sample\.gif\z})
 
       visit(link)
       expect(page.status_code).to eq(200)
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ feature 'User creates snippet', :js do
     wait_for_requests
 
     link = find('a.no-attachment-icon img[alt="banana_sample"]')['src']
-    expect(link).to match(%r{/uploads/system/personal_snippet/#{Snippet.last.id}/\h{32}/banana_sample\.gif\z})
+    expect(link).to match(%r{/uploads/-/system/personal_snippet/#{Snippet.last.id}/\h{32}/banana_sample\.gif\z})
 
     visit(link)
     expect(page.status_code).to eq(200)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ feature 'User creates snippet', :js do
     end
     expect(page).to have_content('Hello World!')
     link = find('a.no-attachment-icon img[alt="banana_sample"]')['src']
-    expect(link).to match(%r{/uploads/system/personal_snippet/#{Snippet.last.id}/\h{32}/banana_sample\.gif\z})
+    expect(link).to match(%r{/uploads/-/system/personal_snippet/#{Snippet.last.id}/\h{32}/banana_sample\.gif\z})
 
     visit(link)
     expect(page.status_code).to eq(200)
diff --git a/spec/features/snippets/user_edits_snippet_spec.rb b/spec/features/snippets/user_edits_snippet_spec.rb
index 26070e508e2..71de6b6bd1c 100644
--- a/spec/features/snippets/user_edits_snippet_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/snippets/user_edits_snippet_spec.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ feature 'User edits snippet', :js do
     wait_for_requests
 
     link = find('a.no-attachment-icon img[alt="banana_sample"]')['src']
-    expect(link).to match(%r{/uploads/system/personal_snippet/#{snippet.id}/\h{32}/banana_sample\.gif\z})
+    expect(link).to match(%r{/uploads/-/system/personal_snippet/#{snippet.id}/\h{32}/banana_sample\.gif\z})
   end
 
   it 'updates the snippet to make it internal' do
diff --git a/spec/uploaders/file_mover_spec.rb b/spec/uploaders/file_mover_spec.rb
index d7c1b390f9a..0cf462e9553 100644
--- a/spec/uploaders/file_mover_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/uploaders/file_mover_spec.rb
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ describe FileMover do
   let(:filename) { 'banana_sample.gif' }
   let(:file) { fixture_file_upload(Rails.root.join('spec', 'fixtures', filename)) }
   let(:temp_description) do
-    'test ![banana_sample](/uploads/system/temp/secret55/banana_sample.gif) same ![banana_sample]'\
-    '(/uploads/system/temp/secret55/banana_sample.gif)'
+    'test ![banana_sample](/uploads/-/system/temp/secret55/banana_sample.gif) same ![banana_sample]'\
+    '(/uploads/-/system/temp/secret55/banana_sample.gif)'
   end
   let(:temp_file_path) { File.join('secret55', filename).to_s }
-  let(:file_path) { File.join('uploads', 'system', 'personal_snippet', snippet.id.to_s, 'secret55', filename).to_s }
+  let(:file_path) { File.join('uploads', '-', 'system', 'personal_snippet', snippet.id.to_s, 'secret55', filename).to_s }
 
   let(:snippet) { create(:personal_snippet, description: temp_description) }
 
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ describe FileMover do
 
         expect(snippet.reload.description)
           .to eq(
-            "test ![banana_sample](/uploads/system/personal_snippet/#{snippet.id}/secret55/banana_sample.gif)"\
-            " same ![banana_sample](/uploads/system/personal_snippet/#{snippet.id}/secret55/banana_sample.gif)"
+            "test ![banana_sample](/uploads/-/system/personal_snippet/#{snippet.id}/secret55/banana_sample.gif)"\
+            " same ![banana_sample](/uploads/-/system/personal_snippet/#{snippet.id}/secret55/banana_sample.gif)"
           )
       end
 
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ describe FileMover do
 
         expect(snippet.reload.description)
           .to eq(
-            "test ![banana_sample](/uploads/system/temp/secret55/banana_sample.gif)"\
-            " same ![banana_sample](/uploads/system/temp/secret55/banana_sample.gif)"
+            "test ![banana_sample](/uploads/-/system/temp/secret55/banana_sample.gif)"\
+            " same ![banana_sample](/uploads/-/system/temp/secret55/banana_sample.gif)"
           )
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/uploaders/personal_file_uploader_spec.rb b/spec/uploaders/personal_file_uploader_spec.rb
index e505edc75ce..cbafa9f478d 100644
--- a/spec/uploaders/personal_file_uploader_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/uploaders/personal_file_uploader_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe PersonalFileUploader do
 
       dynamic_segment = "personal_snippet/#{snippet.id}"
 
-      expect(described_class.absolute_path(upload)).to end_with("/system/#{dynamic_segment}/secret/foo.jpg")
+      expect(described_class.absolute_path(upload)).to end_with("/-/system/#{dynamic_segment}/secret/foo.jpg")
     end
   end
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe PersonalFileUploader do
       uploader = described_class.new(snippet, 'secret')
 
       allow(uploader).to receive(:file).and_return(double(extension: 'txt', filename: 'file_name'))
-      expected_url = "/uploads/system/personal_snippet/#{snippet.id}/secret/file_name"
+      expected_url = "/uploads/-/system/personal_snippet/#{snippet.id}/secret/file_name"
 
       expect(uploader.to_h).to eq(
         alt: 'file_name',