diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 9ccfaaa..de9c013 100644
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ domain=$YNH_APP_ARG_DOMAIN
 path=$YNH_APP_ARG_PATH
 is_public=$YNH_APP_ARG_IS_PUBLIC
 
+# Force path to start with a /
+if [ "${path:0:1}" != "/" ]; then
+    path="/$path"
+fi
+
 # Remove trailing slash to path
 path=${path%/}
 #force location to be / or /foo