diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index 435949e99..9495dd1de 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ def validate_url_not_dead(attribute, name)
         "hackclub", "gitea", "git", "repo", "code"
       ]
 
-      path = uri.path.downcase
+      path = uri.path.downcase.chomp("/")
       host = uri.host.downcase
 
       is_valid_repo_url = false