diff --git a/codechecker_common/review_status_handler.py b/codechecker_common/review_status_handler.py
index 1c46a8f3d9..23e5a7f074 100644
--- a/codechecker_common/review_status_handler.py
+++ b/codechecker_common/review_status_handler.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class ReviewStatusHandler:
         'review_status',
         'reason']
 
-    def __init__(self, source_root=''):
+    def __init__(self, source_root=""):
         """
         TODO: What happens if multiple report directories are stored?
         """
@@ -316,15 +316,26 @@ def get_review_status_from_source(
         logic where we take the first comment into account in case of ambiguity
         or return "unreviewed" with a warning, like changed files.
         """
-        # The original file path is needed here, not the trimmed, because
-        # the source files are extracted as the original file path.
-        # TODO: Should original_path be strip('/') at store?
+        if self.__source_root:
+            # The source files are extracted in the same directory tree, under
+            # a temporary directory. This is why we need to strip the leading
+            # slash to be able to join the temporary directory with the
+            # original file path strucutre.
+            original_path = report.file.original_path.lstrip('/')
+        else:
+            # in this branch we are operating on the original filesystem,
+            # and we need the path to he original file
+            original_path = report.file.original_path
+
         source_file_name = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(
-            self.__source_root, report.file.original_path))
+            self.__source_root, original_path))
 
         if source_file_name in report.changed_files:
             return None
 
+        if not os.path.exists(source_file_name):
+            LOG.error(f"Source file '{source_file_name}' does not exist.")
+
         if os.path.isfile(source_file_name):
             src_comment_data = self.__parse_codechecker_review_comment(
                 source_file_name, report.line, report.checker_name)