diff --git a/components/collector/src/source_collectors/source_collector.py b/components/collector/src/source_collectors/source_collector.py
index 2a42a40a05..25459c0e8b 100644
--- a/components/collector/src/source_collectors/source_collector.py
+++ b/components/collector/src/source_collectors/source_collector.py
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ def get(self) -> Measurement:
     def _landing_url(self, responses: Responses) -> URL:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """Return the user supplied landing url parameter if there is one, otherwise translate the url parameter into
         a default landing url."""
-        if landing_url := cast(str, self.__parameters.get("landing_url", "")).strip("/"):
+        if landing_url := cast(str, self.__parameters.get("landing_url", "")).rstrip("/"):
             return URL(landing_url)
-        url = cast(str, self.__parameters.get("url", "")).strip("/")
+        url = cast(str, self.__parameters.get("url", "")).rstrip("/")
         return URL(url[:-(len("xml"))] + "html" if url.endswith(".xml") else url)
 
     def _api_url(self) -> URL:
         """Translate the url parameter into the API url."""
-        return URL(cast(str, self.__parameters.get("url", "")).strip("/"))
+        return URL(cast(str, self.__parameters.get("url", "")).rstrip("/"))
 
     def _parameter(self, parameter_key: str, quote: bool = False) -> Union[str, List[str]]:
         """Return the parameter value."""
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ def quote_if_needed(parameter_value):
             value = self.__parameters.get(parameter_key, default_value)
         if api_values := parameter_info.get("api_values"):
             value = api_values.get(value, value) if isinstance(value, str) else [api_values.get(v, v) for v in value]
+        if parameter_key.endswith("url"):
+            value = cast(str, value).rstrip("/")
         return quote_if_needed(value) if isinstance(value, str) else [quote_if_needed(v) for v in value]
 
     def __safely_get_source_responses(self) -> Tuple[Responses, URL, ErrorMessage]:
diff --git a/components/collector/tests/source_collectors/test_jira.py b/components/collector/tests/source_collectors/test_jira.py
index 8dcdb704a0..afe31f2136 100644
--- a/components/collector/tests/source_collectors/test_jira.py
+++ b/components/collector/tests/source_collectors/test_jira.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def setUp(self):
             source_id=dict(
                 type="jira",
                 parameters=dict(
-                    url="https://jira", jql="query", story_points_field="field",
+                    url="https://jira/", jql="query", story_points_field="field",
                     manual_test_execution_frequency_field="desired_test_frequency",
                     manual_test_duration_field="field")))
         self.fields_json = []
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 971df4a8a3..20187227b9 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 ### Fixed
 
 - Users would not be notified of an expired session when trying to delete something while their session was expired. Fixes [#813](https://github.com/ICTU/quality-time/issues/813).
- 
+- Prevent double slashes in URLs to Jira issues. Fixes [#817](https://github.com/ICTU/quality-time/issues/817).
+
 ## [0.20.0] - [2019-11-23]
 
 ### Fixed