diff --git a/system/Url/UrlGenerator.php b/system/Url/UrlGenerator.php
index 8fd737e0..ff71f57e 100644
--- a/system/Url/UrlGenerator.php
+++ b/system/Url/UrlGenerator.php
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public function generateAbsolute($route)
     protected function filterUrl($url)
     {
         $url = preg_replace('/\/index$/', '', $url);
-        return empty($url) ? '/' : rtrim($url, '/');
+        $url = rtrim($url, '/');
+        return empty($url) ? '/' : $url;
     }
 }