diff --git a/src/XrdCl/XrdClURL.cc b/src/XrdCl/XrdClURL.cc
index df75e20a7f3..cb2987f5451 100644
--- a/src/XrdCl/XrdClURL.cc
+++ b/src/XrdCl/XrdClURL.cc
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ namespace XrdCl
   //------------------------------------------------------------------------
   std::string URL::GetChannelId() const
   {
-    std::string ret = pProtocol + "://" + pHostId;
+    std::string ret = pProtocol + "://" + pHostId + "/";
     bool hascgi = false;
 
     std::string keys[] = { "xrdcl.intent",