diff --git a/system/modules/simple_news_urls/classes/SimpleNewsUrls.php b/system/modules/simple_news_urls/classes/SimpleNewsUrls.php
index ffa2fe9..f44214f 100644
--- a/system/modules/simple_news_urls/classes/SimpleNewsUrls.php
+++ b/system/modules/simple_news_urls/classes/SimpleNewsUrls.php
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public function parseArticles($objTemplate, $arrArticle, $objModule)
 		$strRequest = Environment::get('requestUri');
 
 		// remove script name
-		$strRequest = preg_replace('~^'.Environment::get('scriptName').'/~', '', $strRequest);
+		$strRequest = ltrim(preg_replace('~^'.Environment::get('scriptName').'/~', '', $strRequest), '/');
 
 		// remove language, if applicable
 		if (Config::get('addLanguageToUrl'))