diff --git a/awxkit/awxkit/api/client.py b/awxkit/awxkit/api/client.py
index 22ba138425..7844a7fa11 100644
--- a/awxkit/awxkit/api/client.py
+++ b/awxkit/awxkit/api/client.py
@@ -74,9 +74,11 @@ class Connection(object):
             raise ConnectionException(message="Unknown request method: {0}".format(method))
 
         use_endpoint = relative_endpoint
-        if self.server.endswith('/') and use_endpoint.startswith('/'):
-            raise RuntimeError('AWX URL given with trailing slash, remove slash.')
-        url = '{0.server}{1}'.format(self, use_endpoint)
+        if self.server.endswith('/'):
+            self.server = self.server[:-1]
+        if use_endpoint.startswith('/'):
+            use_endpoint = use_endpoint[1:]
+        url = '/'.join([self.server, use_endpoint])
 
         kwargs = dict(verify=self.verify, params=query_parameters, json=json, data=data,
                       hooks=dict(response=log_elapsed))