diff --git a/gracedb/urls_rest.py b/gracedb/urls_rest.py
index 86f9794afc57e6b3047a0223a32c7fe63dd3f764..2edf6ed7f4d5becf6e56299cd8476625fc56393d 100644
--- a/gracedb/urls_rest.py
+++ b/gracedb/urls_rest.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ from gracedb.api import Files, FileMeta
 from gracedb.api import EventNeighbors, EventLabel
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('gracedb.api',
-    url (r'^$', GracedbRoot.as_view(), name="api-root"),
+    url (r'^/?$', GracedbRoot.as_view(), name="api-root"),
+
 
     # Event Resources
     # events/[{graceid}[/{version}]]