diff --git a/shared/libretime_shared/config.py b/shared/libretime_shared/config.py
index 18de14728..42afabc2c 100644
--- a/shared/libretime_shared/config.py
+++ b/shared/libretime_shared/config.py
@@ -128,5 +128,5 @@ class RabbitMQConfig(BaseModel):
     def url(self) -> str:
         return (
             f"amqp://{self.user}:{self.password}"
-            f"@{self.host}:{self.port}/{self.vhost.lstrip('/')}"
+            f"@{self.host}:{self.port}/{self.vhost}"
         )