diff --git a/system/web/config/ApplicationLoader.cfc b/system/web/config/ApplicationLoader.cfc
index 2b2d50e5a..915262e2b 100644
--- a/system/web/config/ApplicationLoader.cfc
+++ b/system/web/config/ApplicationLoader.cfc
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ Loads a coldbox cfc configuration file
 				configStruct.ModulesExternalLocation = listToArray( configStruct.ModulesExternalLocation );
 			}
 			// Add modules_app convention
-			if( !arrayContainsNoCase( configStruct.ModulesExternalLocation, "modules_app" ) ){
-				arrayAppend( configStruct.ModulesExternalLocation, "modules_app" );
+			if( !arrayContainsNoCase( configStruct.ModulesExternalLocation, "/modules_app" ) ){
+				arrayAppend( configStruct.ModulesExternalLocation, "/modules_app" );
 			}
 		</cfscript>
 	</cffunction>