diff --git a/solidify-oai-pmh/src/main/java/ch/unige/solidify/service/OAIService.java b/solidify-oai-pmh/src/main/java/ch/unige/solidify/service/OAIService.java
index f1165387aa74f9f90b38bfcb460a217544120586..405bd2526293d463e2ca5443895a432773a17f9c 100644
--- a/solidify-oai-pmh/src/main/java/ch/unige/solidify/service/OAIService.java
+++ b/solidify-oai-pmh/src/main/java/ch/unige/solidify/service/OAIService.java
@@ -506,10 +506,13 @@ public class OAIService {
   }
 
   private String getArchiveUrl() {
-    final String archiveUrl = this.oaiRepositoryInfo.getArchiveHomePage();
-    if (StringTool.isNullOrEmpty(archiveUrl) || !archiveUrl.endsWith("/")) {
+    String archiveUrl = this.oaiRepositoryInfo.getArchiveHomePage();
+    if (StringTool.isNullOrEmpty(archiveUrl)) {
       throw new SolidifyRuntimeException("Missing 'archive-home-page' parameter");
     }
+    if (!archiveUrl.endsWith("/")) {
+      archiveUrl = archiveUrl + "/";
+    }
     return archiveUrl;
   }