diff --git a/plugins/scm-svn-plugin/pom.xml b/plugins/scm-svn-plugin/pom.xml
index 9bacd6ba0f..b96cf290cb 100644
--- a/plugins/scm-svn-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/scm-svn-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -19,10 +19,17 @@
 
   <dependencies>
 
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
+      <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
+      <version>${servlet.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.tmatesoft.svnkit</groupId>
-      <artifactId>svnkit</artifactId>
-      <version>${svnkit.version}</version>
+      <artifactId>svnkit-dav</artifactId>
+      <version>${svnkit-dav.version}</version>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
           <artifactId>trilead-ssh2</artifactId>
@@ -35,12 +42,6 @@
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
 
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.tmatesoft.svnkit</groupId>
-      <artifactId>svnkit-dav</artifactId>
-      <version>${svnkit.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
-
     <!-- test scope -->
 
     <dependency>
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
   </dependencies>
 
   <properties>
-    <svnkit.version>1.3.5</svnkit.version>
+    <svnkit-dav.version>1.3.5.1</svnkit-dav.version>
   </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/third-party/svnkit-dav/pom.xml b/third-party/svnkit-dav/pom.xml
index 069f277195..0867adf1b4 100644
--- a/third-party/svnkit-dav/pom.xml
+++ b/third-party/svnkit-dav/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <groupId>org.tmatesoft.svnkit</groupId>
   <artifactId>svnkit-dav</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.3.5</version>
+  <version>1.3.5.1</version>
   <name>svnkit-dav</name>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -21,14 +21,19 @@
       <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
       <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
       <version>${servlet.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
   
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.tmatesoft.svnkit</groupId>
       <artifactId>svnkit</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <version>${svnkit.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     
   </dependencies>
 
+  <properties>
+    <svnkit.version>1.3.5</svnkit.version>
+  </properties>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/third-party/svnkit-dav/src/main/java/org/tmatesoft/svn/core/internal/server/dav/DAVRepositoryManager.java b/third-party/svnkit-dav/src/main/java/org/tmatesoft/svn/core/internal/server/dav/DAVRepositoryManager.java
index 5de520f5cb..e02221603d 100644
--- a/third-party/svnkit-dav/src/main/java/org/tmatesoft/svn/core/internal/server/dav/DAVRepositoryManager.java
+++ b/third-party/svnkit-dav/src/main/java/org/tmatesoft/svn/core/internal/server/dav/DAVRepositoryManager.java
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ public class DAVRepositoryManager {
         String uri = DAVPathUtil.addLeadingSlash(url.getURIEncodedPath());
         if (uri.startsWith(getResourceContext())) {
             uri = uri.substring(getResourceContext().length());
+            uri = DAVPathUtil.addLeadingSlash(uri);
         } else {
             SVNErrorManager.error(SVNErrorMessage.create(SVNErrorCode.RA_DAV_REQUEST_FAILED, "Invalid URL ''{0}'' requested", url.toString()), 
                     SVNLogType.NETWORK);
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ public class DAVRepositoryManager {
                 }
                 requestContext = SVNPathUtil.append(requestContext, servletPath);
             }
-            return SVNEncodingUtil.uriEncode(requestContext);
+            return encodeRequestContext(requestContext);
         }
         
         String reposName = DAVPathUtil.head(pathInfo);
@@ -301,9 +302,13 @@ public class DAVRepositoryManager {
             }
             String pathToRepos = SVNPathUtil.append(requestContext, servletPath);
             requestContext = SVNPathUtil.append(pathToRepos, reposName);
-            return SVNEncodingUtil.uriEncode(requestContext);
+            return encodeRequestContext(requestContext);
         }
         requestContext = DAVPathUtil.append(requestContext, reposName);
-        return SVNEncodingUtil.uriEncode(requestContext);
+        return encodeRequestContext(requestContext);
+    }
+
+    private String encodeRequestContext(String requestContext){
+      return SVNEncodingUtil.uriEncode( DAVPathUtil.addLeadingSlash(requestContext) );
     }
 }