diff --git a/worker-sandbox/src/lib.rs b/worker-sandbox/src/lib.rs
index 0a2b65cd..4beff7b5 100644
--- a/worker-sandbox/src/lib.rs
+++ b/worker-sandbox/src/lib.rs
@@ -356,8 +356,7 @@ pub async fn main(req: Request, env: Env, _ctx: worker::Context) -> Result<Respo
             ))
         })
         .get_async("/proxy_request/*url", |_req, ctx| async move {
-            let url = ctx.param("url").unwrap().strip_prefix('/').unwrap();
-
+            let url = ctx.param("url").unwrap();
             Fetch::Url(url.parse()?).send().await
         })
         .get_async("/durable/alarm", |_req, ctx| async move {
diff --git a/worker-sandbox/tests/request.spec.ts b/worker-sandbox/tests/request.spec.ts
index 6f648887..ed99bdb9 100644
--- a/worker-sandbox/tests/request.spec.ts
+++ b/worker-sandbox/tests/request.spec.ts
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ test("catchall", async () => {
     method: "OPTIONS",
   });
 
-  expect(await resp.text()).toBe("/hello-world");
+  expect(await resp.text()).toBe("hello-world");
 });
 
 test("redirect default", async () => {