diff --git a/src/cmd/serve.rs b/src/cmd/serve.rs
index 9a797725f2..7ad7324a1e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/serve.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/serve.rs
@@ -1035,7 +1035,6 @@ mod tests {
             assert!(!permalink_url.path().starts_with("//"));
             assert!(!permalink_url.path().ends_with("//"));
             assert!(permalink_url.path().starts_with("/"));
-            assert!(permalink_url.path().ends_with("/"));
             assert!(permalink_url.path().starts_with(base_url.path()));
         }
     }
@@ -1048,7 +1047,7 @@ mod tests {
         let base_url: Option<String> = None;
         let no_port_append = false;
         let ws_port: Option<u16> = None;
-        let expected_base_url = String::from("http://127.0.0.1:1111/");
+        let expected_base_url = String::from("http://127.0.0.1:1111");
 
         create_and_verify_new_site(
             interface,
@@ -1069,7 +1068,7 @@ mod tests {
         let base_url: Option<String> = Some(String::from("localhost/path/to/site"));
         let no_port_append = false;
         let ws_port: Option<u16> = None;
-        let expected_base_url = String::from("http://localhost:1111/path/to/site/");
+        let expected_base_url = String::from("http://localhost:1111/path/to/site");
 
         create_and_verify_new_site(
             interface,
@@ -1090,7 +1089,7 @@ mod tests {
         let base_url: Option<String> = Some(String::from("example.com"));
         let no_port_append = true;
         let ws_port: Option<u16> = None;
-        let expected_base_url = String::from("http://example.com/");
+        let expected_base_url = String::from("http://example.com");
 
         // Note that no_port_append only works if we define a base_url
 
@@ -1113,7 +1112,7 @@ mod tests {
         let base_url: Option<String> = Some(String::from("https://example.com"));
         let no_port_append = true;
         let ws_port: Option<u16> = None;
-        let expected_base_url = String::from("https://example.com/");
+        let expected_base_url = String::from("https://example.com");
 
         // Note that no_port_append only works if we define a base_url
 
@@ -1136,7 +1135,7 @@ mod tests {
         let base_url: Option<String> = Some(String::from("https://example.com/path/to/site"));
         let no_port_append = true;
         let ws_port: Option<u16> = None;
-        let expected_base_url = String::from("https://example.com/path/to/site/");
+        let expected_base_url = String::from("https://example.com/path/to/site");
 
         // Note that no_port_append only works if we define a base_url
 
@@ -1159,7 +1158,7 @@ mod tests {
         let base_url: Option<String> = Some(String::from("https://example.com/path/to/site"));
         let no_port_append = false;
         let ws_port: Option<u16> = None;
-        let expected_base_url = String::from("https://example.com:1111/path/to/site/");
+        let expected_base_url = String::from("https://example.com:1111/path/to/site");
 
         // Note that no_port_append only works if we define a base_url