diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index 12bf994..835a38f 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ func (opts *HandlerOpts) validate() error {
 }
 
 func NormalizePathPrefix(prefix string) string {
-	if prefix == "" {
-		return "/"
+	if prefix == "" || prefix == "/" {
+		return ""
 	}
 	prefix = strings.TrimSuffix(prefix, "/")
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(prefix, "/") {
-		return "/" + prefix
+		prefix = "/" + prefix
 	}
 	return prefix
 }
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func NewHandler(opts *HandlerOpts) (*Handler, error) {
 		JobListHideArgsByDefault: opts.JobListHideArgsByDefault,
 	})
 
-	prefix := cmp.Or(strings.TrimSuffix(opts.Prefix, "/"), "")
+	prefix := opts.Prefix
 
 	frontendIndex, err := fs.Sub(FrontendIndex, "dist")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ func NewHandler(opts *HandlerOpts) (*Handler, error) {
 
 	middlewareStack := apimiddleware.NewMiddlewareStack()
 
-	if prefix != "/" {
+	if prefix != "" {
 		middlewareStack.Use(&stripPrefixMiddleware{prefix})
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/riveruicmd/riveruicmd.go b/internal/riveruicmd/riveruicmd.go
index 6be5bc5..1f4da79 100644
--- a/internal/riveruicmd/riveruicmd.go
+++ b/internal/riveruicmd/riveruicmd.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func initServer[TClient any](ctx context.Context, opts *initServerOpts, createCl
 	})
 	filters := []sloghttp.Filter{}
 	if opts.silentHealthChecks {
-		apiHealthPrefix := strings.TrimSuffix(opts.pathPrefix, "/") + "/api/health-checks"
+		apiHealthPrefix := opts.pathPrefix + "/api/health-checks"
 		filters = append(filters, sloghttp.IgnorePathPrefix(apiHealthPrefix))
 	}
 	logHandler := sloghttp.NewWithConfig(opts.logger, sloghttp.Config{