diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
index 4dc2e1fc2..80b4e30fe 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Configuration
         {
             get
             {
-                var urlBase = _serverOptions.UrlBase ?? GetValue("UrlBase", "").Trim('/');
+                var urlBase = (_serverOptions.UrlBase ?? GetValue("UrlBase", "")).Trim('/');
 
                 if (urlBase.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
                 {