diff --git a/src/consul.rs b/src/consul.rs
index 1b94dd0..6750ba0 100644
--- a/src/consul.rs
+++ b/src/consul.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ impl Consul {
 	pub fn new(url: &str, kv_prefix: &str, local_node: &str) -> Self {
 		return Self {
 			client: reqwest::Client::new(),
-			url: url.to_string(),
+			url: url.trim_end_matches('/').to_string(),
 			kv_prefix: kv_prefix.to_string(),
 			local_node: local_node.into(),
 		};
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 79c366b..481fe35 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ struct Opt {
 	#[structopt(
 		long = "consul-addr",
 		env = "TRICOT_CONSUL_HOST",
-		default_value = "http://127.0.0.1:8500/"
+		default_value = "http://127.0.0.1:8500"
 	)]
 	pub consul_addr: String,