diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/UriUtil.java b/headless-services/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/UriUtil.java
index 5af013e51..e840b3b10 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/UriUtil.java
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/UriUtil.java
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ public class UriUtil {
 
 	public static boolean contains(String projectUri, String uri) {
 		if (projectUri.length() < uri.length()) {
-			return uri.startsWith(projectUri) && uri.charAt(projectUri.length()) == '/';
+			return uri.startsWith(projectUri) && (
+					projectUri.charAt(projectUri.length()-1)=='/' ||
+					uri.charAt(projectUri.length()) == '/'
+			);
 		} else if (projectUri.length() > uri.length()) {
 			return false;
 		} else {