diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
index 2dbb4a645..13763ba4d 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public string UrlBase
         {
             get
             {
-                var urlBase = _serverOptions.UrlBase ?? GetValue("UrlBase", "").Trim('/');
+                var urlBase = (_serverOptions.UrlBase ?? GetValue("UrlBase", "")).Trim('/');
 
                 if (urlBase.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
                 {