diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/URL.pm b/lib/WebGUI/URL.pm
index 2b3a15e40..febe6b830 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/URL.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/URL.pm
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ Name value pairs to add to the URL in the form of:
 =cut
 
 sub gateway {
+	$_[0] =~ s/^\///;
         my $url = getScriptURL().$_[0];
         if ($session{setting}{preventProxyCache} == 1) {
                 $url = append($url,"noCache=".randint(0,1000).';'.time());