diff --git a/ironicclient/common/http.py b/ironicclient/common/http.py
index 5e677ad24..122dcef49 100644
--- a/ironicclient/common/http.py
+++ b/ironicclient/common/http.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import hashlib
 import logging
 import os
+import re
 import socket
 import ssl
 import textwrap
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@
 USER_AGENT = 'python-ironicclient'
 CHUNKSIZE = 1024 * 64  # 64kB
 
-API_VERSION = '/v1'
+_MAJOR_VERSION = 1
+API_VERSION = '/v%d' % _MAJOR_VERSION
 API_VERSION_SELECTED_STATES = ('user', 'negotiated', 'cached', 'default')
 
 
@@ -61,10 +63,12 @@
 
 SUPPORTED_ENDPOINT_SCHEME = ('http', 'https')
 
+_API_VERSION_RE = re.compile(r'/+(v%d)?/*$' % _MAJOR_VERSION)
+
 
 def _trim_endpoint_api_version(url):
     """Trim API version and trailing slash from endpoint."""
-    return url.rstrip('/').rstrip(API_VERSION).rstrip('/')
+    return re.sub(_API_VERSION_RE, '', url)
 
 
 def _extract_error_json(body):
@@ -604,6 +608,9 @@ def __init__(self,
                         'removed in Stein. Please use "endpoint_override" '
                         'instead.')
             self.endpoint = endpoint
+        if isinstance(kwargs.get('endpoint_override'), six.string_types):
+            kwargs['endpoint_override'] = _trim_endpoint_api_version(
+                kwargs['endpoint_override'])
 
         super(SessionClient, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
@@ -634,10 +641,7 @@ def _http_request(self, url, method, **kwargs):
         kwargs.setdefault('user_agent', USER_AGENT)
         kwargs.setdefault('auth', self.auth)
         if isinstance(self.endpoint_override, six.string_types):
-            kwargs.setdefault(
-                'endpoint_override',
-                _trim_endpoint_api_version(self.endpoint_override)
-            )
+            kwargs.setdefault('endpoint_override', self.endpoint_override)
 
         if getattr(self, 'os_ironic_api_version', None):
             kwargs['headers'].setdefault('X-OpenStack-Ironic-API-Version',
diff --git a/ironicclient/tests/unit/test_client.py b/ironicclient/tests/unit/test_client.py
index 47759a2ee..1d12d709d 100644
--- a/ironicclient/tests/unit/test_client.py
+++ b/ironicclient/tests/unit/test_client.py
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ def test_get_client_only_ironic_url(self):
         client = self._test_get_client(auth='none',
                                        warn_mock_call_count=1, **kwargs)
         self.assertIsInstance(client.http_client, http.SessionClient)
-        self.assertEqual('http://localhost:6385/v1',
+        self.assertEqual('http://localhost:6385',
                          client.http_client.endpoint_override)
 
     def test_get_client_only_endpoint(self):
         kwargs = {'endpoint': 'http://localhost:6385/v1'}
         client = self._test_get_client(auth='none', **kwargs)
         self.assertIsInstance(client.http_client, http.SessionClient)
-        self.assertEqual('http://localhost:6385/v1',
+        self.assertEqual('http://localhost:6385',
                          client.http_client.endpoint_override)
 
     def test_get_client_with_auth_token_ironic_url(self):
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def test_get_client_with_auth_token_ironic_url(self):
                                        warn_mock_call_count=2, **kwargs)
 
         self.assertIsInstance(client.http_client, http.SessionClient)
-        self.assertEqual('http://localhost:6385/v1',
+        self.assertEqual('http://localhost:6385',
                          client.http_client.endpoint_override)
 
     def test_get_client_no_auth_token(self):
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/endpoint-strip-dea59ccb05628a35.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/endpoint-strip-dea59ccb05628a35.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6400da81f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/endpoint-strip-dea59ccb05628a35.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Prevent trying to access endpoints with ``/v1/v1`` when using endpoint
+    overrides containing ``/v1``.