1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index 916feb4..f4dd6ef 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -752,10 +752,11 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
         http_parse_querystring(ctx.qry.raw, querystring_cb);
 
         /* If virtual-root isn't specified in cgitrc, lets pretend
-         * that virtual-root equals SCRIPT_NAME.
+         * that virtual-root equals SCRIPT_NAME, minus any possibly
+         * trailing slashes.
          */
         if (!ctx.cfg.virtual_root)
-                ctx.cfg.virtual_root = ctx.cfg.script_name;
+                ctx.cfg.virtual_root = trim_end(ctx.cfg.script_name, '/');
 
         /* If no url parameter is specified on the querystring, lets
          * use PATH_INFO as url. This allows cgit to work with virtual