diff --git a/wsclient/src/main/java/org/hpccsystems/ws/client/HPCCFileSprayClient.java b/wsclient/src/main/java/org/hpccsystems/ws/client/HPCCFileSprayClient.java
index 64167d240..a7283a6cd 100644
--- a/wsclient/src/main/java/org/hpccsystems/ws/client/HPCCFileSprayClient.java
+++ b/wsclient/src/main/java/org/hpccsystems/ws/client/HPCCFileSprayClient.java
@@ -1487,14 +1487,11 @@ public boolean uploadLargeFile(File uploadFile, DropZoneWrapper dropZone)
             return false;
         }
 
-        String path = Utils.ensureTrailingPathSlash(dropZone.getPath().trim());
-
-        uploadurlbuilder += "&NetAddress=" + dropZone.getNetAddress() + "&Path=" + path;
+        uploadurlbuilder += "&NetAddress=" + dropZone.getNetAddress() + "&Path=" + Utils.ensureTrailingPathSlash(dropZone.getPath());
 
         if (!dropZone.getName().isEmpty())
             uploadurlbuilder +=  "&DropZoneName=" + dropZone.getName();
 
-        uploadurlbuilder += "&Path=" + path;
         uploadurlbuilder += "&OS=" + (dropZone.getLinux().equalsIgnoreCase("true") ? "2" : "1");
         uploadurlbuilder += "&rawxml_=1";
         WritableByteChannel outchannel = null;