diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bffe3a9..85a2eb0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,10 +51,9 @@ Navigate into the frontend
 cd client
 ```
 
-Create a .env file containing the following variables
-
+Create a .env file in the `client` folder  containing the following variables:
 ```sh
-PUBLIC_API_URL=http://0.0.0.0:3000/
+PUBLIC_API_URL=http://0.0.0.0:3000
 PUBLIC_WEBSOCKET_URL=ws://localhost:3000
 ```
 
diff --git a/client/src/routes/+page.svelte b/client/src/routes/+page.svelte
index d77cc54..28e9951 100644
--- a/client/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/client/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@
 
     const reload = () => {
         toast.success("Reloaded rooms")
-        invalidate(`${env.PUBLIC_API_URL}/rooms`);
+        let url = `${env.PUBLIC_API_URL}`;
+        if (url.endsWith("/")) {
+            url = url.slice(0, -1);
+        }
+        invalidate(`${url}/rooms`);
     }
 </script>
 
diff --git a/client/src/routes/+page.ts b/client/src/routes/+page.ts
index f678510..b73fb26 100644
--- a/client/src/routes/+page.ts
+++ b/client/src/routes/+page.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ import {env} from "$env/dynamic/public";
 
 export const load: PageLoad = async ({fetch}) => {
     try {
-        const res = await fetch(`${env.PUBLIC_API_URL}/rooms`);
+        let url = `${env.PUBLIC_API_URL}`;
+        if (url.endsWith("/")) {
+            url = url.slice(0, -1);
+        }
+        const res = await fetch(`${url}/rooms`);
         return await res.json();
     } catch (e) {
         return {