diff --git a/Duplicati/Library/Utility/Uri.cs b/Duplicati/Library/Utility/Uri.cs
index 541fbed9d..e655ffd3b 100644
--- a/Duplicati/Library/Utility/Uri.cs
+++ b/Duplicati/Library/Utility/Uri.cs
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ namespace Duplicati.Library.Utility
             
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
             {
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(host))
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(host) && !path.StartsWith("/"))
                     s += "/";
                 s += path;
             }