--- a/etwist/server.py	Mon Mar 15 11:16:40 2010 +0100
+++ b/etwist/server.py	Tue Mar 16 12:31:06 2010 +0100
@@ -99,15 +99,11 @@
     def __init__(self, config, debug=None):
         self.debugmode = debug
         self.config = config
-        self.base_url = config['base-url'] or config.default_base_url()
-        if self.base_url[-1] != '/':
-            self.base_url += '/'
-        self.https_url = config['https-url']
-        if self.https_url and self.https_url[-1] != '/':
-            self.https_url += '/'
         # instantiate publisher here and not in init_publisher to get some
         # checks done before daemonization (eg versions consistency)
         self.appli = CubicWebPublisher(config, debug=self.debugmode)
+        self.base_url = config['base-url']
+        self.https_url = config['https-url']
         self.versioned_datadir = 'data%s' % config.instance_md5_version()
 
     def init_publisher(self):

--- a/web/webconfig.py	Mon Mar 15 11:16:40 2010 +0100
+++ b/web/webconfig.py	Tue Mar 16 12:31:06 2010 +0100
@@ -300,10 +300,10 @@
 
     def _init_base_url(self):
         # normalize base url(s)
-        baseurl = self['base-url']
+        baseurl = self['base-url'] or self.default_base_url()
         if baseurl and baseurl[-1] != '/':
             baseurl += '/'
-            self.global_set_option('base-url', baseurl)
+        self.global_set_option('base-url', baseurl)
         httpsurl = self['https-url']
         if httpsurl and httpsurl[-1] != '/':
             httpsurl += '/'