diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
index bd4faa4bc..032f677f7 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Configuration
         {
             get
             {
-                var urlBase = _serverOptions.UrlBase ?? GetValue("UrlBase", "").Trim('/');
+                var urlBase = (_serverOptions.UrlBase ?? GetValue("UrlBase", "")).Trim('/');
 
                 if (urlBase.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
                 {