diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index 0eda1a24..6aaee8bd 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -123,8 +123,10 @@ func (x *Context) URLParam(key string) string {
 func (x *Context) RoutePattern() string {
 	routePattern := strings.Join(x.RoutePatterns, "")
 	routePattern = replaceWildcards(routePattern)
-	routePattern = strings.TrimSuffix(routePattern, "//")
-	routePattern = strings.TrimSuffix(routePattern, "/")
+	if routePattern != "/" {
+		routePattern = strings.TrimSuffix(routePattern, "//")
+		routePattern = strings.TrimSuffix(routePattern, "/")
+	}
 	return routePattern
 }
 
diff --git a/context_test.go b/context_test.go
index 83795209..9a254ab8 100644
--- a/context_test.go
+++ b/context_test.go
@@ -75,4 +75,11 @@ func TestRoutePattern(t *testing.T) {
 	if p := x.RoutePattern(); p != "/v1/resources/*special_path/with_asterisks*/{resource_id}" {
 		t.Fatal("unexpected route pattern: " + p)
 	}
+
+	// Testing for the root route pattern
+	x.RoutePatterns = []string{"/"}
+	// It should just return "/" as the pattern
+	if p := x.RoutePattern(); p != "/" {
+		t.Fatal("unexpected route pattern for root: " + p)
+	}
 }