diff --git a/src/middleware/index.js b/src/middleware/index.js
index 2b39184b86..720fa50771 100644
--- a/src/middleware/index.js
+++ b/src/middleware/index.js
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ require('./maintenance')(middleware);
 require('./user')(middleware);
 require('./headers')(middleware);
 
+middleware.stripLeadingSlashes = function (req, res, next) {
+	var target = req.originalUrl.replace(nconf.get('relative_path'), '');
+	if (target.startsWith('//')) {
+		res.redirect(nconf.get('relative_path') + target.replace(/^\/+/, '/'));
+	} else {
+		setImmediate(next);
+	}
+};
+
 middleware.pageView = function (req, res, next) {
 	analytics.pageView({
 		ip: req.ip,
diff --git a/src/plugins.js b/src/plugins.js
index ebf5e085ab..e23fb9025f 100644
--- a/src/plugins.js
+++ b/src/plugins.js
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ Plugins.reload = function (callback) {
 
 Plugins.reloadRoutes = function (callback) {
 	var router = express.Router();
-	var ensureLoggedIn = require('connect-ensure-login');
+	// var ensureLoggedIn = require('connect-ensure-login');
 
-	router.all('(/api/admin|/api/admin/*?)', middleware.isAdmin);
-	router.all('(/admin|/admin/*?)', ensureLoggedIn.ensureLoggedIn(nconf.get('relative_path') + '/login?local=1'), middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.isAdmin);
+	// router.all('(/api/admin|/api/admin/*?)', middleware.isAdmin);
+	// router.all('(/admin|/admin/*?)', ensureLoggedIn.ensureLoggedIn(nconf.get('relative_path') + '/login?local=1'), middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.isAdmin);
 
 	router.hotswapId = 'plugins';
 	router.render = function () {
diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index 13f09a4123..7084e6554b 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -115,13 +115,11 @@ module.exports = function (app, middleware, hotswapIds, callback) {
 	pluginRouter.hotswapId = 'plugins';
 	authRouter.hotswapId = 'auth';
 
-	app.all(relativePath + '(/api|/api/*?)', middleware.prepareAPI);
+	app.all(relativePath + '(/+api|/+api/*?)', middleware.prepareAPI);
+	app.all(relativePath + '(/+api/admin|/+api/admin/*?)', middleware.isAdmin);
+	app.all(relativePath + '(/+admin|/+admin/*?)', ensureLoggedIn.ensureLoggedIn(nconf.get('relative_path') + '/login?local=1'), middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.isAdmin);
 
-	app.all(relativePath + '(/api/admin|/api/admin/*?)', middleware.isAdmin);
-	app.all(relativePath + '(/admin|/admin/*?)', ensureLoggedIn.ensureLoggedIn(nconf.get('relative_path') + '/login?local=1'), middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.isAdmin);
-
-	router.all('(/api/admin|/api/admin/*?)', middleware.isAdmin);
-	router.all('(/admin|/admin/*?)', ensureLoggedIn.ensureLoggedIn(nconf.get('relative_path') + '/login?local=1'), middleware.applyCSRF, middleware.isAdmin);
+	app.use(middleware.stripLeadingSlashes);
 
 	adminRoutes(router, middleware, controllers);
 	metaRoutes(router, middleware, controllers);
@@ -140,7 +138,7 @@ module.exports = function (app, middleware, hotswapIds, callback) {
 	groupRoutes(router, middleware, controllers);
 
 	for (x = 0; x < routers.length; x += 1) {
-		app.use(relativePath, routers[x]);
+		app.use(relativePath || '/', routers[x]);
 	}
 
 	if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {