diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp
index 916e8aa01c..9e4cb01e45 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ void AccountManager::setAccessTokens(const QString& response) {
         } else {
             // clear the path from the response URL so we have the right root URL for this access token
             QUrl rootURL = rootObject.contains("url") ? rootObject["url"].toString() : _authURL;
-            rootURL.setPath(getMetaverseServerURLPath() + "");
+            rootURL.setPath(getMetaverseServerURLPath());
 
             qCDebug(networking) << "Storing an account with access-token for" << qPrintable(rootURL.toString());
 
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ void AccountManager::requestAccessTokenFinished() {
         } else {
             // clear the path from the response URL so we have the right root URL for this access token
             QUrl rootURL = requestReply->url();
-            rootURL.setPath(getMetaverseServerURLPath() + "");
+            rootURL.setPath(getMetaverseServerURLPath());
 
             qCDebug(networking) << "Storing an account with access-token for" << qPrintable(rootURL.toString());
 
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ void AccountManager::refreshAccessTokenFinished() {
         } else {
             // clear the path from the response URL so we have the right root URL for this access token
             QUrl rootURL = requestReply->url();
-            rootURL.setPath(getMetaverseServerURLPath() + "");
+            rootURL.setPath(getMetaverseServerURLPath());
 
             qCDebug(networking) << "Storing an account with a refreshed access-token for" << qPrintable(rootURL.toString());
 
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/MetaverseAPI.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/MetaverseAPI.cpp
index 068baed931..290267d96d 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/MetaverseAPI.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/MetaverseAPI.cpp
@@ -39,11 +39,7 @@ namespace MetaverseAPI {
     QString getCurrentMetaverseServerURLPath(bool appendForwardSlash){ 
         QString path = getCurrentMetaverseServerURL().path();
 
-        if (path.isEmpty()) {
-            return path;
-        }
-
-        if (appendForwardSlash) {
+        if (!path.isEmpty() && appendForwardSlash) {
             path.append("/");
         }