diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cd0f648172..f2de401e29 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1879,7 +1879,7 @@ builtin/tar-tree.o archive-tar.o: tar.h
 builtin/pack-objects.o: thread-utils.h
 connect.o transport.o http-backend.o: url.h
 http-fetch.o http-walker.o remote-curl.o transport.o walker.o: walker.h
-http.o http-walker.o http-push.o http-fetch.o remote-curl.o: http.h
+http.o http-walker.o http-push.o http-fetch.o remote-curl.o: http.h url.h
 
 xdiff-interface.o $(XDIFF_OBJS): \
 	xdiff/xinclude.h xdiff/xmacros.h xdiff/xdiff.h xdiff/xtypes.h \
diff --git a/http-backend.c b/http-backend.c
index 14c90c2e84..85015048dd 100644
--- a/http-backend.c
+++ b/http-backend.c
@@ -510,9 +510,7 @@ static char* getdir(void)
 			die("GIT_PROJECT_ROOT is set but PATH_INFO is not");
 		if (daemon_avoid_alias(pathinfo))
 			die("'%s': aliased", pathinfo);
-		strbuf_addstr(&buf, root);
-		if (buf.buf[buf.len - 1] != '/')
-			strbuf_addch(&buf, '/');
+		end_url_with_slash(&buf, root);
 		if (pathinfo[0] == '/')
 			pathinfo++;
 		strbuf_addstr(&buf, pathinfo);
diff --git a/http-fetch.c b/http-fetch.c
index 762c750d7a..923904f97f 100644
--- a/http-fetch.c
+++ b/http-fetch.c
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	int commits;
 	const char **write_ref = NULL;
 	char **commit_id;
-	const char *url;
-	char *rewritten_url = NULL;
+	char *url = NULL;
 	int arg = 1;
 	int rc = 0;
 	int get_tree = 0;
@@ -57,19 +56,14 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 		commit_id = (char **) &argv[arg++];
 		commits = 1;
 	}
-	url = argv[arg];
+
+	if (argv[arg])
+		str_end_url_with_slash(argv[arg], &url);
 
 	prefix = setup_git_directory();
 
 	git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
 
-	if (url && url[strlen(url)-1] != '/') {
-		rewritten_url = xmalloc(strlen(url)+2);
-		strcpy(rewritten_url, url);
-		strcat(rewritten_url, "/");
-		url = rewritten_url;
-	}
-
 	http_init(NULL);
 	walker = get_http_walker(url);
 	walker->get_tree = get_tree;
@@ -93,7 +87,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	walker_free(walker);
 	http_cleanup();
 
-	free(rewritten_url);
+	free(url);
 
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/http-push.c b/http-push.c
index c9bcd11697..ff41a0e183 100644
--- a/http-push.c
+++ b/http-push.c
@@ -1090,6 +1090,10 @@ static void handle_remote_ls_ctx(struct xml_ctx *ctx, int tag_closed)
 	if (tag_closed) {
 		if (!strcmp(ctx->name, DAV_PROPFIND_RESP) && ls->dentry_name) {
 			if (ls->dentry_flags & IS_DIR) {
+
+				/* ensure collection names end with slash */
+				str_end_url_with_slash(ls->dentry_name, &ls->dentry_name);
+
 				if (ls->flags & PROCESS_DIRS) {
 					ls->userFunc(ls);
 				}
@@ -1112,8 +1116,16 @@ static void handle_remote_ls_ctx(struct xml_ctx *ctx, int tag_closed)
 				}
 			}
 			if (path) {
-				path += repo->path_len;
-				ls->dentry_name = xstrdup(path);
+				const char *url = repo->url;
+				if (repo->path)
+					url = repo->path;
+				if (strncmp(path, url, repo->path_len))
+					error("Parsed path '%s' does not match url: '%s'\n",
+					      path, url);
+				else {
+					path += repo->path_len;
+					ls->dentry_name = xstrdup(path);
+				}
 			}
 		} else if (!strcmp(ctx->name, DAV_PROPFIND_COLLECTION)) {
 			ls->dentry_flags |= IS_DIR;
@@ -1789,7 +1801,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int new_refs;
 	struct ref *ref, *local_refs;
 	struct remote *remote;
-	char *rewritten_url = NULL;
 
 	git_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
 
@@ -1835,8 +1846,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 		if (!repo->url) {
 			char *path = strstr(arg, "//");
-			repo->url = arg;
-			repo->path_len = strlen(arg);
+			str_end_url_with_slash(arg, &repo->url);
+			repo->path_len = strlen(repo->url);
 			if (path) {
 				repo->path = strchr(path+2, '/');
 				if (repo->path)
@@ -1872,15 +1883,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	remote->url[remote->url_nr++] = repo->url;
 	http_init(remote);
 
-	if (repo->url && repo->url[strlen(repo->url)-1] != '/') {
-		rewritten_url = xmalloc(strlen(repo->url)+2);
-		strcpy(rewritten_url, repo->url);
-		strcat(rewritten_url, "/");
-		repo->path = rewritten_url + (repo->path - repo->url);
-		repo->path_len++;
-		repo->url = rewritten_url;
-	}
-
 #ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	is_running_queue = 0;
 #endif
@@ -2088,7 +2090,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
  cleanup:
-	free(rewritten_url);
 	if (info_ref_lock)
 		unlock_remote(info_ref_lock);
 	free(repo);
diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index f582b13b91..9e767723ed 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -743,13 +743,6 @@ static inline int hex(int v)
 		return 'A' + v - 10;
 }
 
-void end_url_with_slash(struct strbuf *buf, const char *url)
-{
-	strbuf_addstr(buf, url);
-	if (buf->len && buf->buf[buf->len - 1] != '/')
-		strbuf_addstr(buf, "/");
-}
-
 static char *quote_ref_url(const char *base, const char *ref)
 {
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
diff --git a/http.h b/http.h
index 173f74c829..5c6e243dde 100644
--- a/http.h
+++ b/http.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "strbuf.h"
 #include "remote.h"
+#include "url.h"
 
 /*
  * We detect based on the cURL version if multi-transfer is
@@ -117,7 +118,6 @@ extern void append_remote_object_url(struct strbuf *buf, const char *url,
 				     int only_two_digit_prefix);
 extern char *get_remote_object_url(const char *url, const char *hex,
 				   int only_two_digit_prefix);
-extern void end_url_with_slash(struct strbuf *buf, const char *url);
 
 /* Options for http_request_*() */
 #define HTTP_NO_CACHE		1
diff --git a/t/t5550-http-fetch.sh b/t/t5550-http-fetch.sh
index 8c2ac353b7..a1883ca6b6 100755
--- a/t/t5550-http-fetch.sh
+++ b/t/t5550-http-fetch.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ test_expect_success 'create http-accessible bare repository' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'clone http repository' '
-	git clone $HTTPD_URL/dumb/repo.git clone &&
+	git clone $HTTPD_URL/dumb/repo.git clone-tmpl &&
+	cp -R clone-tmpl clone &&
 	test_cmp file clone/file
 '
 
@@ -44,11 +45,22 @@ test_expect_success 'clone http repository with authentication' '
 test_expect_success 'fetch changes via http' '
 	echo content >>file &&
 	git commit -a -m two &&
-	git push public
+	git push public &&
 	(cd clone && git pull) &&
 	test_cmp file clone/file
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'fetch changes via manual http-fetch' '
+	cp -R clone-tmpl clone2 &&
+
+	HEAD=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD) &&
+	(cd clone2 &&
+	 git http-fetch -a -w heads/master-new $HEAD $(git config remote.origin.url) &&
+	 git checkout master-new &&
+	 test $HEAD = $(git rev-parse --verify HEAD)) &&
+	test_cmp file clone2/file
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'http remote detects correct HEAD' '
 	git push public master:other &&
 	(cd clone &&
diff --git a/url.c b/url.c
index cd8f74f00c..6a5495960f 100644
--- a/url.c
+++ b/url.c
@@ -125,3 +125,17 @@ char *url_decode_parameter_value(const char **query)
 	struct strbuf out = STRBUF_INIT;
 	return url_decode_internal(query, "&", &out, 1);
 }
+
+void end_url_with_slash(struct strbuf *buf, const char *url)
+{
+	strbuf_addstr(buf, url);
+	if (buf->len && buf->buf[buf->len - 1] != '/')
+		strbuf_addstr(buf, "/");
+}
+
+void str_end_url_with_slash(const char *url, char **dest) {
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	end_url_with_slash(&buf, url);
+	free(*dest);
+	*dest = strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/url.h b/url.h
index 15817f8f93..7100e3215a 100644
--- a/url.h
+++ b/url.h
@@ -7,4 +7,7 @@ extern char *url_decode(const char *url);
 extern char *url_decode_parameter_name(const char **query);
 extern char *url_decode_parameter_value(const char **query);
 
+extern void end_url_with_slash(struct strbuf *buf, const char *url);
+extern void str_end_url_with_slash(const char *url, char **dest);
+
 #endif /* URL_H */