diff --git a/app/services/url_service.rb b/app/services/url_service.rb
index e1ba5bcec..68f53134a 100644
--- a/app/services/url_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/url_service.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ def self.url_for(path:)
     host = ENV["HOSTNAME"]
     port = ENV["HOSTPORT"]
 
+    # Remove any slash from the start of the path if there happens to be one
+    # as we add one when building the URL with the protocol and host
+    if path.start_with?("/")
+      path = path[1..-1]
+    end
+
     if port
       "#{protocol}://#{host}:#{port}/#{path}"
     else