diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/WireMockRestServiceServer.java b/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/WireMockRestServiceServer.java
index 5a7ab3219c..e56cfb481f 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/WireMockRestServiceServer.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/WireMockRestServiceServer.java
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public final class WireMockRestServiceServer {
 		if (indexOfBaseUrl == -1) {
 			return url;
 		}
-		return url.substring(indexOfBaseUrl + this.baseUrl.length() + 1);
+		return url.substring(indexOfBaseUrl + this.baseUrl.length());
 	}
 
 	private Matcher<String> requestMatcher(RequestPattern request) {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/WiremockMockServerApplicationTests.java b/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/WiremockMockServerApplicationTests.java
index 19902f659b..0acb663193 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/WiremockMockServerApplicationTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/WiremockMockServerApplicationTests.java
@@ -411,6 +411,24 @@ public class WiremockMockServerApplicationTests {
 		server.verify();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void getWithSimpleUrlPathMatchingWithTrailingSlashInBaseUrl() throws Exception {
+		MockRestServiceServer server = WireMockRestServiceServer.with(this.restTemplate).baseUrl("https://example.org/")
+				.stubs("classpath:/mappings/url-simple-path-pattern-without-leading-slash.json").build();
+		assertThat(this.restTemplate.getForObject("https://example.org/my/api", String.class))
+				.isEqualTo("Hello Url Path Matcher");
+		server.verify();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void getWithSimpleUrlPathMatchingWithLeadingSlashInPattern() throws Exception {
+		MockRestServiceServer server = WireMockRestServiceServer.with(this.restTemplate).baseUrl("https://example.org")
+				.stubs("classpath:/mappings/url-simple-path-pattern-with-leading-slash.json").build();
+		assertThat(this.restTemplate.getForObject("https://example.org/my/api", String.class))
+				.isEqualTo("Hello Url Path Matcher");
+		server.verify();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void getWithUrlMatching() throws Exception {
 		MockRestServiceServer server = WireMockRestServiceServer.with(this.restTemplate) //
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/resources/mappings/url-path-pattern.json b/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/resources/mappings/url-path-pattern.json
index 58f58debed..26fccb5a45 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/resources/mappings/url-path-pattern.json
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/resources/mappings/url-path-pattern.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "request": {
     "method": "GET",
-    "urlPathPattern": "([a-zA-Z0-9/-]*)/url-path-pattern/"
+    "urlPathPattern": "/([0-9]+)/url-path-pattern/"
   },
   "response": {
     "status": 200,
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/resources/mappings/url-simple-path-pattern-with-leading-slash.json b/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/resources/mappings/url-simple-path-pattern-with-leading-slash.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce37ae8b9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/resources/mappings/url-simple-path-pattern-with-leading-slash.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "request": {
+    "method": "GET",
+    "urlPathPattern": "/my/api"
+  },
+  "response": {
+    "status": 200,
+    "body": "Hello Url Path Matcher"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/resources/mappings/url-simple-path-pattern-without-leading-slash.json b/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/resources/mappings/url-simple-path-pattern-without-leading-slash.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db22373c33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/resources/mappings/url-simple-path-pattern-without-leading-slash.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "request": {
+    "method": "GET",
+    "urlPathPattern": "my/api"
+  },
+  "response": {
+    "status": 200,
+    "body": "Hello Url Path Matcher"
+  }
+}