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;
                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;
        walker_free(walker);
        http_cleanup();
 
-       free(rewritten_url);
+       free(url);
 
        return rc;
 }