diff --git a/tests/workers/purge_cache_worker_tests.rb b/tests/workers/purge_cache_worker_tests.rb
index 48b5ee3f..90be0da8 100644
--- a/tests/workers/purge_cache_worker_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/workers/purge_cache_worker_tests.rb
@@ -52,4 +52,13 @@ describe PurgeCacheWorker do
 
     assert_requested :get, url
   end
+
+  it 'works without forward slash' do
+    stub_request(:get, "http://#{@test_ip}/:cache/purge/test.jpg").
+      with(headers: {'Host' => 'kyledrake.neocities.org'})
+      .to_return(status: 200)
+
+    worker = PurgeCacheWorker.new
+    worker.perform @test_ip, 'kyledrake', 'test.jpg'
+  end
 end
diff --git a/workers/purge_cache_worker.rb b/workers/purge_cache_worker.rb
index 5f03af6d..836b8a81 100644
--- a/workers/purge_cache_worker.rb
+++ b/workers/purge_cache_worker.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ class PurgeCacheWorker
   end
 
   def perform(proxy_ip, username, path)
+    # Must always have a forward slash
+    path = '/' + path if path[0] != '/'
+
     url = Addressable::URI.encode_component(
       "http://#{proxy_ip}/:cache/purge#{path}",
       Addressable::URI::CharacterClasses::QUERY