diff --git a/copyparty/web/util.js b/copyparty/web/util.js
index f50710e7f..d08a138bb 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/util.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/util.js
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ function vjoin(p1, p2) {
     if (!p2)
         p2 = '';
 
-    if (p1.endsWith('/'))
+    if (p1 != '/' && p1.endsWith('/'))
         p1 = p1.slice(0, -1);
 
     if (p2.startsWith('/'))
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ function vjoin(p1, p2) {
     if (!p2)
         return p1;
 
-    return p1 + '/' + p2;
+    return p1 == '/' ? p1 + p2 : p1 + '/' + p2;
 }