diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 90ee419b8..743ef453a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 
 #### **2.0.4**
 
+FIXES:
+ * Fixes a bug in authentication, which permitted double slashed url entry [#PR200](https://github.com/gambol99/keycloak-proxy/pull/200)
+
 FEATURES:
  * Grabbing the revocation-url from the idp config if user override is not specified [#PR193](https://github.com/gambol99/keycloak-proxy/pull/193)
 
diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
index 020b8357f..47cd03dac 100644
--- a/doc.go
+++ b/doc.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	release = "v2.0.3"
+	release = "v2.0.4"
 	gitsha  = "no gitsha provided"
 	version = release + " (git+sha: " + gitsha + ")"
 )
diff --git a/middleware.go b/middleware.go
index 13e4cc22e..f2d76810e 100644
--- a/middleware.go
+++ b/middleware.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
@@ -33,6 +34,22 @@ const (
 	cxEnforce = "Enforcing"
 )
 
+// filterMiddleware is custom filtering for incoming requests
+func (r *oauthProxy) filterMiddleware() gin.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(cx *gin.Context) {
+		var p rune
+		var b bytes.Buffer
+		for _, c := range cx.Request.URL.Path {
+			if c == '/' && p == '/' {
+				continue
+			}
+			p = c
+			b.WriteRune(c)
+		}
+		cx.Request.URL.Path = b.String()
+	}
+}
+
 // loggingMiddleware is a custom http logger
 func (r *oauthProxy) loggingMiddleware() gin.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(cx *gin.Context) {
@@ -51,7 +68,7 @@ func (r *oauthProxy) loggingMiddleware() gin.HandlerFunc {
 	}
 }
 
-// metricsMiddleware is responsible for collecting metrics
+// metricsMiddleware is responsiblie for collecting metrics
 func (r *oauthProxy) metricsMiddleware() gin.HandlerFunc {
 	log.Infof("enabled the service metrics middleware, available on %s%s", oauthURL, metricsURL)
 
diff --git a/middleware_test.go b/middleware_test.go
index c476107ad..c858e6ff4 100644
--- a/middleware_test.go
+++ b/middleware_test.go
@@ -93,6 +93,49 @@ func TestRolePermissionsMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
 			Redirects: true,
 			Expects:   http.StatusOK,
 		},
+		{ // check for escaping
+			URI:       "//admin%2Ftest",
+			Redirects: true,
+			Expects:   http.StatusTemporaryRedirect,
+		},
+		{ // check for escaping
+			URI:       "/admin%2Ftest",
+			Redirects: true,
+			Expects:   http.StatusTemporaryRedirect,
+		},
+		{ // check for prefix slashs
+			URI:       "//admin/test",
+			Redirects: true,
+			Expects:   http.StatusTemporaryRedirect,
+		},
+		{ // check for prefix slashs
+			URI:       "/admin//test",
+			Redirects: true,
+			Expects:   http.StatusTemporaryRedirect,
+		},
+		{ // check for prefix slashs
+			URI:       "/admin//test",
+			Redirects: false,
+			HasToken:  true,
+			Expects:   http.StatusForbidden,
+		},
+		{ // check for dodgy url
+			URI:       "//admin/../admin/test",
+			Redirects: true,
+			Expects:   http.StatusTemporaryRedirect,
+		},
+		{ // check for it works
+			URI:      "//admin/test",
+			HasToken: true,
+			Roles:    []string{fakeAdminRole},
+			Expects:  http.StatusOK,
+		},
+		{ // check for it works
+			URI:      "//admin//test",
+			HasToken: true,
+			Roles:    []string{fakeAdminRole},
+			Expects:  http.StatusOK,
+		},
 		{ // check with a token
 			URI:       "/",
 			Redirects: false,
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 87f10280d..f267998da 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ func (r *oauthProxy) createReverseProxy() error {
 	// step: create the gin router
 	engine := gin.New()
 	engine.Use(gin.Recovery())
+	// step: remove the slashs
+	engine.Use(r.filterMiddleware())
+
 	// step: is profiling enabled?
 	if r.config.EnableProfiling {
 		log.Warn("Enabling the debug profiling on /debug/pprof")