diff --git a/crates/common/src/config/mux.rs b/crates/common/src/config/mux.rs
index 8602cba4..419a097b 100644
--- a/crates/common/src/config/mux.rs
+++ b/crates/common/src/config/mux.rs
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ async fn fetch_lido_registry_keys(
 }
 
 async fn fetch_ssv_pubkeys(
-    api_url: Url,
+    mut api_url: Url,
     chain: Chain,
     node_operator_id: U256,
     http_timeout: Duration,
@@ -386,6 +386,15 @@ async fn fetch_ssv_pubkeys(
     let mut pubkeys: Vec<BlsPublicKey> = vec![];
     let mut page = 1;
 
+    // Validate the URL - this appends a trailing slash if missing as efficiently as
+    // possible
+    if !api_url.path().ends_with('/') {
+        match api_url.path_segments_mut() {
+            Ok(mut segments) => segments.push(""), // Analogous to a trailing slash
+            Err(_) => bail!("SSV API URL is not a valid base URL"),
+        };
+    }
+
     loop {
         let route = format!(
             "{chain_name}/validators/in_operator/{node_operator_id}?perPage={MAX_PER_PAGE}&page={page}",
diff --git a/crates/common/src/config/pbs.rs b/crates/common/src/config/pbs.rs
index c2c30d2f..7bcf91e3 100644
--- a/crates/common/src/config/pbs.rs
+++ b/crates/common/src/config/pbs.rs
@@ -404,5 +404,5 @@ pub async fn load_pbs_custom_config<T: DeserializeOwned>() -> Result<(PbsModuleC
 
 /// Default URL for the SSV network API
 fn default_ssv_api_url() -> Url {
-    Url::parse("https://api.ssv.network/api/v4").expect("default URL is valid")
+    Url::parse("https://api.ssv.network/api/v4/").expect("default URL is valid")
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/mock_ssv.rs b/tests/src/mock_ssv.rs
index 3fa12546..7ed8eb23 100644
--- a/tests/src/mock_ssv.rs
+++ b/tests/src/mock_ssv.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ pub async fn create_mock_ssv_server(
         force_timeout: Arc::new(RwLock::new(false)),
     });
     let router = axum::Router::new()
-        .route("/{chain_name}/validators/in_operator/{node_operator_id}", get(handle_validators))
+        .route(
+            "/api/v4/{chain_name}/validators/in_operator/{node_operator_id}",
+            get(handle_validators),
+        )
         .route("/big_data", get(handle_big_data))
         .with_state(state)
         .into_make_service();
diff --git a/tests/tests/pbs_mux.rs b/tests/tests/pbs_mux.rs
index 5cde1158..3a15b49b 100644
--- a/tests/tests/pbs_mux.rs
+++ b/tests/tests/pbs_mux.rs
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ async fn test_ssv_network_fetch() -> Result<()> {
     // Start the mock server
     let port = 30100;
     let _server_handle = create_mock_ssv_server(port, None).await?;
-    let url = Url::parse(&format!("http://localhost:{port}/test_chain/validators/in_operator/1"))
-        .unwrap();
+    let url =
+        Url::parse(&format!("http://localhost:{port}/api/v4/test_chain/validators/in_operator/1"))
+            .unwrap();
     let response =
         fetch_ssv_pubkeys_from_url(url, Duration::from_secs(HTTP_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_DEFAULT)).await?;
 
@@ -100,8 +101,9 @@ async fn test_ssv_network_fetch_timeout() -> Result<()> {
         force_timeout: Arc::new(RwLock::new(true)),
     };
     let server_handle = create_mock_ssv_server(port, Some(state)).await?;
-    let url = Url::parse(&format!("http://localhost:{port}/test_chain/validators/in_operator/1"))
-        .unwrap();
+    let url =
+        Url::parse(&format!("http://localhost:{port}/api/v4/test_chain/validators/in_operator/1"))
+            .unwrap();
     let response = fetch_ssv_pubkeys_from_url(url, Duration::from_secs(TEST_HTTP_TIMEOUT)).await;
 
     // The response should fail due to timeout
diff --git a/tests/tests/pbs_mux_refresh.rs b/tests/tests/pbs_mux_refresh.rs
index 431fd84d..44979fbe 100644
--- a/tests/tests/pbs_mux_refresh.rs
+++ b/tests/tests/pbs_mux_refresh.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ async fn test_auto_refresh() -> Result<()> {
 
     // Start the mock SSV API server
     let ssv_api_port = pbs_port + 1;
-    let ssv_api_url = Url::parse(&format!("http://localhost:{ssv_api_port}"))?;
+    // Intentionally missing a trailing slash to ensure this is handled properly
+    let ssv_api_url = Url::parse(&format!("http://localhost:{ssv_api_port}/api/v4"))?;
     let mock_ssv_state = SsvMockState {
         validators: Arc::new(RwLock::new(vec![SSVValidator {
             pubkey: existing_mux_pubkey.clone(),