diff --git a/lib/jasmine-jquery.js b/lib/jasmine-jquery.js
index 44953412..7299edaa 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-jquery.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-jquery.js
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
   }
 
   jasmine.Fixtures.prototype.makeFixtureUrl_ = function (relativeUrl){
+    if (this.fixturesPath === '') {
+      return relativeUrl
+    }
     return this.fixturesPath.match('/$') ? this.fixturesPath + relativeUrl : this.fixturesPath + '/' + relativeUrl
   }
 
@@ -220,6 +223,8 @@ WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
     this.fixturesPath = 'spec/javascripts/fixtures/json'
   }
 
+  jasmine.JSONFixtures.prototype.makeFixtureUrl_ = jasmine.Fixtures.prototype.makeFixtureUrl_
+
   jasmine.JSONFixtures.prototype.load = function () {
     this.read.apply(this, arguments)
     return this.fixturesCache_
@@ -246,7 +251,7 @@ WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
   jasmine.JSONFixtures.prototype.loadFixtureIntoCache_ = function (relativeUrl) {
     var self = this
-      , url = this.fixturesPath.match('/$') ? this.fixturesPath + relativeUrl : this.fixturesPath + '/' + relativeUrl
+      , url = this.makeFixtureUrl_(relativeUrl)
 
     $.ajax({
       async: false, // must be synchronous to guarantee that no tests are run before fixture is loaded