diff --git a/src/main/java/arcanitor/civilengineering/bridge/OutgoingMessageHandler.java b/src/main/java/arcanitor/civilengineering/bridge/OutgoingMessageHandler.java
index 917e45a..889382f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/arcanitor/civilengineering/bridge/OutgoingMessageHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/arcanitor/civilengineering/bridge/OutgoingMessageHandler.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class OutgoingMessageHandler implements Runnable {
     public int postMessage(ApiMessage message) throws IOException {
 
         //open a connection
-        URL url = new URL(Config.connectURL + "api/messages");
+        URL url = new URL(Config.connectURL + "/api/messages");
         URLConnection urlConnection = url.openConnection();
         HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection)urlConnection;