diff --git a/lib/helpers/combineURLs.js b/lib/helpers/combineURLs.js
index 7145d10490..f1b58a5864 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/combineURLs.js
+++ b/lib/helpers/combineURLs.js
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@
  * @returns {string} The combined URL
  */
 module.exports = function combineURLs(baseURL, relativeURL) {
-  return baseURL.replace(/\/+$/, '') + '/' + relativeURL.replace(/^\/+/, '');
+  return relativeURL
+    ? baseURL.replace(/\/+$/, '') + '/' + relativeURL.replace(/^\/+/, '')
+    : baseURL;
 };
diff --git a/test/specs/helpers/combineURLs.spec.js b/test/specs/helpers/combineURLs.spec.js
index e09b730bbd..2a427f5acd 100644
--- a/test/specs/helpers/combineURLs.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/helpers/combineURLs.spec.js
@@ -12,4 +12,12 @@ describe('helpers::combineURLs', function () {
   it('should insert missing slash', function () {
     expect(combineURLs('https://api.github.com', 'users')).toBe('https://api.github.com/users');
   });
+
+  it('should not insert slash when relative url missing/empty', function () {
+    expect(combineURLs('https://api.github.com/users', '')).toBe('https://api.github.com/users');
+  });
+
+  it('should allow a single slash for relative url', function () {
+    expect(combineURLs('https://api.github.com/users', '/')).toBe('https://api.github.com/users/');
+  });
 });