diff --git a/src/Facebook/FacebookRequest.php b/src/Facebook/FacebookRequest.php
index e47270650..3a3824aa7 100644
--- a/src/Facebook/FacebookRequest.php
+++ b/src/Facebook/FacebookRequest.php
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ protected function getRequestURL()
     } else {
       $baseUrl = static::BASE_GRAPH_URL;
     }
-    return $baseUrl . '/' . $this->version . $this->path;
+    return $baseUrl . '/' . $this->version . '/' . ltrim($this->path, '/');
   }
 
   /**