diff --git a/ivatar/ivataraccount/forms.py b/ivatar/ivataraccount/forms.py
index 82df4c7..a8547ec 100644
--- a/ivatar/ivataraccount/forms.py
+++ b/ivatar/ivataraccount/forms.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class AddEmailForm(forms.Form):
         unconfirmed.user = user
         unconfirmed.save()
 
-        link = request.build_absolute_uri('/')[:1].strip('/') + \
+        link = request.build_absolute_uri('/') + \
             reverse(
                 'confirm_email',
                 kwargs={'verification_key': unconfirmed.verification_key})
diff --git a/ivatar/ivataraccount/views.py b/ivatar/ivataraccount/views.py
index 65ce52c..08bd3ff 100644
--- a/ivatar/ivataraccount/views.py
+++ b/ivatar/ivataraccount/views.py
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ class RedirectOpenIDView(View):
             messages.error(request, _('OpenID discovery failed'))
             return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse_lazy('profile'))
 
-        realm = request.build_absolute_uri('/')[:-1].strip('/')  # pragma: no cover
+        realm = request.build_absolute_uri('/')  # pragma: no cover
         return_url = realm + reverse(  # pragma: no cover
             'confirm_openid', args=[kwargs['openid_id']])
         return HttpResponseRedirect(  # pragma: no cover