diff --git a/http/base/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/http/base/internal/service/HttpServiceImpl.java b/http/base/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/http/base/internal/service/HttpServiceImpl.java
index c0e684c..fa7954d 100644
--- a/http/base/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/http/base/internal/service/HttpServiceImpl.java
+++ b/http/base/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/http/base/internal/service/HttpServiceImpl.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
             return false;
         }
 
-        if (name.endsWith( "/" )) {
+        if (!name.equals("/") && name.endsWith( "/" )) {
             return false;
         }