diff --git a/src/connection/index.ts b/src/connection/index.ts
index 67d4211b..d08c883f 100644
--- a/src/connection/index.ts
+++ b/src/connection/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export default class Connection {
   public readonly http: HttpClient;
 
   constructor(params: ConnectionParams) {
+    params = this.sanitizeParams(params);
     this.http = httpClient(params);
     this.gql = gqlClient(params);
     this.authEnabled = this.parseAuthParams(params);
@@ -35,6 +36,14 @@ export default class Connection {
     return false;
   }
 
+  private sanitizeParams(params: ConnectionParams) {
+    while (params.host.endsWith('/')) {
+      params.host = params.host.slice(0, -1);
+    }
+
+    return params;
+  }
+
   post = (path: string, payload: any, expectReturnContent = true) => {
     if (this.authEnabled) {
       return this.login().then((token) =>
diff --git a/src/connection/journey.test.ts b/src/connection/journey.test.ts
index 4f6df3d2..599ffec3 100644
--- a/src/connection/journey.test.ts
+++ b/src/connection/journey.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,35 @@ import Connection from './index';
 import weaviate from '../index';
 
 describe('connection', () => {
+  it('makes a logged-in request when client host param has trailing slashes', () => {
+    if (
+      process.env.WCS_DUMMY_CI_PW == undefined ||
+      process.env.WCS_DUMMY_CI_PW == ''
+    ) {
+      console.warn('Skipping because `WCS_DUMMY_CI_PW` is not set');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const client = weaviate.client({
+      scheme: 'http',
+      host: 'localhost:8085/////',
+      authClientSecret: new AuthUserPasswordCredentials({
+        username: 'ms_2d0e007e7136de11d5f29fce7a53dae219a51458@existiert.net',
+        password: process.env.WCS_DUMMY_CI_PW,
+      }),
+    });
+
+    return client.misc
+      .metaGetter()
+      .do()
+      .then((res: any) => {
+        expect(res.version).toBeDefined();
+      })
+      .catch((e: any) => {
+        throw new Error('it should not have errord: ' + e);
+      });
+  });
+
   it('makes an Azure logged-in request with client credentials', () => {
     if (
       process.env.AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET == undefined ||