diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 10b173f..164f1a0 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ module.exports = (server, pluginOptions) => {
     // support both '{ /path: /redirect}' and { redirects : { /path: /redirect} }
     additionalRoutes = additionalRoutes.redirects || additionalRoutes;
     Object.keys(additionalRoutes).forEach(path => {
+      if (!path.startsWith('/')) {
+        additionalRoutes[`/${path}`] = additionalRoutes[path];
+        path = `/${path}`;
+      }
       server.route({
         method: '*',
         path,
diff --git a/test/redirects.test.js b/test/redirects.test.js
index b410c5d..f6d4b8b 100644
--- a/test/redirects.test.js
+++ b/test/redirects.test.js
@@ -150,6 +150,24 @@ lab.experiment('hapi-redirect', () => {
     Code.expect(result.headers.location).to.equal('/it/works?query=1');
   });
 
+  lab.test(' test -> /it/works', async() => {
+    await server.register({
+      plugin: redirectModule,
+      options: {
+        redirects: {
+          test: '/it/works',
+        },
+      }
+    });
+    await server.start();
+    const result = await server.inject({
+      method: 'get',
+      url: '/test'
+    });
+    Code.expect(result.statusCode).to.equal(301);
+    Code.expect(result.headers.location).to.equal('/it/works');
+  });
+
   lab.test(' /from/{param}/?query=1 -> /to/{param}?query=1', async() => {
     await server.register({
       plugin: redirectModule,