diff --git a/internal/releaser/github/github.go b/internal/releaser/github/github.go
index 45cf098..0ca529f 100644
--- a/internal/releaser/github/github.go
+++ b/internal/releaser/github/github.go
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ func New(c *config.GitHubProvider, checkConfig bool) (*Client, error) {
 		client = github.NewClient(httpClient)
 	} else {
 		// v25.0 of google github does not append prefixes for base and upload URLs
-		if client, err = github.NewEnterpriseClient(c.CustomURL+"/api/v3", c.CustomURL+"/api/uploads/", httpClient); err != nil {
+		if client, err = github.NewEnterpriseClient(c.CustomURL+"/api/v3/", c.CustomURL+"/api/uploads/", httpClient); err != nil {
 			return &Client{}, err
 		}
-		// NewEnterpriseClient(newest versions) adds prefix /api/v3 to base URL and /api/uploads to upload URL
-		// So save the new base url here
-		baseURL = client.BaseURL.String()
+		// note: do not append find / to end of the url since all the url constructions using this
+		// assume no trailing /
+		baseURL = c.CustomURL + "/api/v3"
 	}
 	return &Client{
 		config:  c,
diff --git a/internal/releaser/github/github_test.go b/internal/releaser/github/github_test.go
index 72d938e..44d0ab1 100644
--- a/internal/releaser/github/github_test.go
+++ b/internal/releaser/github/github_test.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func TestGetCommitURL(t *testing.T) {
 		client, _ := New(&testOject.config, false)
 		actualURL := client.GetCommitURL()
 		if testOject.config.CustomURL != "" {
-			expectedURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/commit/{{hash}}", testOject.config.CustomURL, testOject.config.User, testOject.config.Repo)
+			expectedURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v3/%s/%s/commit/{{hash}}", testOject.config.CustomURL, testOject.config.User, testOject.config.Repo)
 			assert.EqualValues(t, expectedURL, actualURL)
 
 		} else {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func TestGetCompareURL(t *testing.T) {
 		client, _ := New(&testOject.config, false)
 		actualURL := client.GetCompareURL("1", "2")
 		if testOject.config.CustomURL != "" {
-			expectedURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/compare/%s...%s", testOject.config.CustomURL, testOject.config.User, testOject.config.Repo, "1", "2")
+			expectedURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v3/%s/%s/compare/%s...%s", testOject.config.CustomURL, testOject.config.User, testOject.config.Repo, "1", "2")
 			assert.EqualValues(t, expectedURL, actualURL)
 
 		} else {