diff --git a/src/server.mjs b/src/server.mjs
index 8bfbdc7..ae9b1cd 100644
--- a/src/server.mjs
+++ b/src/server.mjs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ function getReqBody(req) {
 
 async function proxy(host, request, reqBody, response) {
   let pathname = url.parse(request.url).pathname;
+  pathname = pathname === "/" ? "" : pathname; // to avoid a trailing slash
   let hostname = url.parse(host).host;
   let proxyUrl = `${host}${pathname}`;
   let reqMethod = request.method;