diff --git a/platformcode/config.py b/platformcode/config.py
index 1fdf6c8f..9def0e73 100644
--- a/platformcode/config.py
+++ b/platformcode/config.py
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ def get_channel_url(findhostMethod=None, name=None, forceFindhost=False):
         return url
     else:
         url = httptools.downloadpage(channels_data['direct'][name], follow_redirects=True, only_headers=True).url
+        if url.endswith('/'): url = url[:-1]
         return url