diff --git a/backend/app/repository/gerrit_provider.py b/backend/app/repository/gerrit_provider.py
index a30a03509..665938a79 100644
--- a/backend/app/repository/gerrit_provider.py
+++ b/backend/app/repository/gerrit_provider.py
@@ -520,10 +520,10 @@ def validate_token(
 
         try:
             # Validate by getting account info
-            # GET /accounts/self
+            # GET /accounts/self/
             response = self._make_request(
                 method="GET",
-                url=f"{api_base_url}/accounts/self",
+                url=f"{api_base_url}/accounts/self/",
                 username=user_name,
                 http_password=decrypt_token,
                 auth_type=auth_type,
diff --git a/backend/tests/repository/test_gerrit_provider.py b/backend/tests/repository/test_gerrit_provider.py
index 577557c61..09fb8719f 100644
--- a/backend/tests/repository/test_gerrit_provider.py
+++ b/backend/tests/repository/test_gerrit_provider.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def test_make_request_uses_digest_auth_by_default(self, gerrit_provider, mocker)
 
         gerrit_provider._make_request(
             method="GET",
-            url="https://gerrit.example.com/a/accounts/self",
+            url="https://gerrit.example.com/a/accounts/self/",
             username="testuser",
             http_password="testpassword",
             # No auth_type specified - should default to digest
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def test_make_request_uses_digest_auth_when_specified(
 
         gerrit_provider._make_request(
             method="GET",
-            url="https://gerrit.example.com/a/accounts/self",
+            url="https://gerrit.example.com/a/accounts/self/",
             username="testuser",
             http_password="testpassword",
             auth_type="digest",
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def test_make_request_uses_basic_auth_when_specified(self, gerrit_provider, mock
 
         gerrit_provider._make_request(
             method="GET",
-            url="https://gerrit.example.com/a/accounts/self",
+            url="https://gerrit.example.com/a/accounts/self/",
             username="testuser",
             http_password="testpassword",
             auth_type="basic",