diff --git a/app/helpers.php b/app/helpers.php
index 3fbbb2382..65db56820 100644
--- a/app/helpers.php
+++ b/app/helpers.php
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ if (!function_exists('convert_bytes_to_readable')) {
 if (!function_exists('join_paths')) {
     function join_paths(string $base, string ...$paths): string
     {
+        $base = trim($base, '/');
+
         $paths = array_map(fn (string $path) => trim($path, '/'), $paths);
         $paths = array_filter($paths, fn (string $path) => strlen($path) > 0);