diff --git a/pysolr.py b/pysolr.py
index 9dc84447..1a22509d 100644
--- a/pysolr.py
+++ b/pysolr.py
@@ -484,11 +484,11 @@ def _select(self, params, handler=None):
 
         if len(params_encoded) < 1024:
             # Typical case.
-            path = "%s/?%s" % (handler, params_encoded)
+            path = "%s?%s" % (handler, params_encoded)
             return self._send_request("get", path)
         else:
             # Handles very long queries by submitting as a POST.
-            path = "%s/" % handler
+            path = "%s" % handler
             headers = {
                 "Content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=utf-8"
             }
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ def _update(
             path_handler = "select"
             query_vars.append("qt=%s" % safe_urlencode(handler, True))
 
-        path = "%s/" % path_handler
+        path = "%s" % path_handler
 
         if commit is None:
             commit = self.always_commit
@@ -1261,11 +1261,11 @@ def ping(self, handler="admin/ping", **kwargs):
 
         if len(params_encoded) < 1024:
             # Typical case.
-            path = "%s/?%s" % (handler, params_encoded)
+            path = "%s?%s" % (handler, params_encoded)
             return self._send_request("get", path)
         else:
             # Handles very long queries by submitting as a POST.
-            path = "%s/" % handler
+            path = "%s" % handler
             headers = {
                 "Content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=utf-8"
             }
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 36022e87..e0021d9c 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ def test_search(self):
         self.assertEqual(len(results), 3)
         # search should default to 'select' handler
         args, kwargs = self.solr._send_request.call_args
-        self.assertTrue(args[1].startswith("select/?"))
+        self.assertTrue(args[1].startswith("select?"))
 
         results = self.solr.search("example")
         self.assertEqual(len(results), 2)
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ def test_more_like_this(self):
         self.assertEqual(len(results), 0)
         # more_like_this should default to 'mlt' handler
         args, kwargs = self.solr._send_request.call_args
-        self.assertTrue(args[1].startswith("mlt/?"))
+        self.assertTrue(args[1].startswith("mlt?"))
 
         # more_like_this should support custom handlers
         with self.assertRaises(SolrError):
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ def test_suggest_terms(self):
         )
         # suggest_terms should default to 'mlt' handler
         args, kwargs = self.solr._send_request.call_args
-        self.assertTrue(args[1].startswith("terms/?"))
+        self.assertTrue(args[1].startswith("terms?"))
 
         # suggest_terms should support custom handlers
         with self.assertRaises(SolrError):
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ def test_add(self):
         )
         # add should default to 'update' handler
         args, kwargs = self.solr._send_request.call_args
-        self.assertTrue(args[1].startswith("update/?"))
+        self.assertTrue(args[1].startswith("update?"))
 
         self.assertEqual(len(self.solr.search("doc")), 5)
         self.assertEqual(len(self.solr.search("example")), 3)
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ def test_delete(self):
         self.solr.delete(id="doc_1", commit=True)
         # delete should default to 'update' handler
         args, kwargs = self.solr._send_request.call_args
-        self.assertTrue(args[1].startswith("update/?"))
+        self.assertTrue(args[1].startswith("update?"))
 
         self.assertEqual(len(self.solr.search("doc")), 2)
         self.assertEqual(len(self.solr.search("type_s:parent")), 2)
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ def test_commit(self):
         self.solr.commit()
         # commit should default to 'update' handler
         args, kwargs = self.solr._send_request.call_args
-        self.assertTrue(args[1].startswith("update/?"))
+        self.assertTrue(args[1].startswith("update?"))
         self.assertEqual(len(self.solr.search("doc")), 4)
 
     def test_can_handles_default_commit_policy(self):
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ def test_optimize(self):
         self.solr.optimize()
         # optimize should default to 'update' handler
         args, kwargs = self.solr._send_request.call_args
-        self.assertTrue(args[1].startswith("update/?"))
+        self.assertTrue(args[1].startswith("update?"))
         self.assertEqual(len(self.solr.search("doc")), 4)
 
         # optimize should support custom handlers