diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.ts b/backend/src/config/index.ts
index a91023521..195ca9752 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,12 @@ const federation = {
   FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC: process.env.FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC || null,
   FEDERATION_DHT_SEED: process.env.FEDERATION_DHT_SEED || null,
   FEDERATION_DHT_TEST_SOCKET: process.env.FEDERATION_DHT_TEST_SOCKET === 'true' || false,
-  FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_URL: process.env.FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_URL || null,
+  FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_URL:
+    process.env.FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_URL === undefined
+      ? null
+      : process.env.FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_URL.endsWith('/')
+      ? process.env.FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_URL
+      : process.env.FEDERATION_COMMUNITY_URL + '/',
 }
 
 const CONFIG = {