diff --git a/src/includes/class/class.LStemplate.php b/src/includes/class/class.LStemplate.php
index 100512c1..a033565b 100644
--- a/src/includes/class/class.LStemplate.php
+++ b/src/includes/class/class.LStemplate.php
@@ -198,7 +198,9 @@ class LStemplate extends LSlog_staticLoggerClass {
       self :: registerFunction("var_dump", "LStemplate_smarty_var_dump");
 
       // Define public root URL
-      self :: assign('public_root_url', LSsession :: loadLSclass("LSurl") ? LSurl :: public_url() : null);
+      $public_root_url = LSsession :: loadLSclass("LSurl") ? LSurl :: public_url() : null;
+      // A trailing slash is appended by the template, handle special case of "/" root URL
+      self :: assign('public_root_url', $public_root_url == "/"?"":$public_root_url);
 
       // Trigger started event
       self :: fireEvent('started');