diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/TestSideRequestTemplateModel.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/TestSideRequestTemplateModel.groovy
index e6d8140dbe..fcc7b5c37a 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/TestSideRequestTemplateModel.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/TestSideRequestTemplateModel.groovy
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ class TestSideRequestTemplateModel {
 	private static List<String> buildPathsFromUrl(String url) {
 		String fakeUrl = "http://foo.bar" + (url.startsWith("/") ? url : "/" + url)
 		List<String> paths = new URL(fakeUrl).path.split("/") as List<String>
-		paths.remove(0)
+		if (!paths.isEmpty()) {
+			paths.remove(0)
+		}
 		return paths
 	}
 
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ class TestSideRequestTemplateModel {
 
 	private static String getBodyAsRawJson(Object body) {
 		Object bodyValue = extractServerValueFromBody(body)
-		return new JsonOutput().toJson(bodyValue)
+		return bodyValue != null ? new JsonOutput().toJson(bodyValue) : bodyValue
 	}
 
 	protected static Object extractServerValueFromBody(bodyValue) {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
index c011db3852..4a3fd5acb6 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
@@ -348,6 +348,49 @@ DocumentContext parsedJson = JsonPath.parse(json);
 			"JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder"                  | { Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
 	}
 
+	@Issue("#465")
+	def "should work for '/' url for [#methodBuilderName]"() {
+		given:
+			Contract contractDsl = Contract.make {
+				description("""
+				Represents a request to the shouldReturnName service
+				
+				given:
+					a request to the shouldReturnName service
+				when:
+					it is a GET
+				then:
+					return Ryan
+				""")
+			request {
+				method 'GET'
+				url '/'
+			}
+			response {
+				status 200
+				body("Ryan")
+				headers {
+					contentType(textHtml())
+				}
+			}
+		}
+			MethodBodyBuilder builder = methodBuilder(contractDsl)
+			BlockBuilder blockBuilder = new BlockBuilder(" ")
+		when:
+			builder.appendTo(blockBuilder)
+			String test = blockBuilder.toString()
+		then:
+			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompileWithoutCompileStatic(methodBuilderName, test)
+		and:
+			stubMappingIsValidWireMockStub(contractDsl)
+		where:
+			methodBuilderName           						 | methodBuilder
+			"MockMvcSpockMethodBuilder" 						 | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
+			"MockMvcJUnitMethodBuilder" 						 | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
+			"JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder" | { Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
+			"JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder"                  | { Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
+	}
+
 	def "should use fixed delay milliseconds in the generated test [#methodBuilderName]"() {
 		given:
 			Contract contractDsl = Contract.make {