Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/WebUtil.java
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diff -u -r88da40288a02be7961fe7f2e5b6c1c6c78655d59 -rdac50a337aaa7c3738d1ae81f2379d12e21ef70e
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/WebUtil.java	(.../WebUtil.java)	(revision 88da40288a02be7961fe7f2e5b6c1c6c78655d59)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/WebUtil.java	(.../WebUtil.java)	(revision dac50a337aaa7c3738d1ae81f2379d12e21ef70e)
@@ -1,29 +1,12 @@
 package org.lamsfoundation.lams.util;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.io.StringWriter;
-import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
-import java.net.URL;
-import java.net.URLConnection;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map.Entry;
-
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.JsonNodeFactory;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
-
-import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
-import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
-import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
-import javax.xml.transform.Transformer;
-import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
-import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory;
-import javax.xml.transform.dom.DOMSource;
-import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamResult;
-
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger; import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.Activity;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.Group;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.Grouping;
@@ -34,8 +17,22 @@
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.util.AttributeNames;
 import org.w3c.dom.Document;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.JsonNodeFactory;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
+import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
+import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
+import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
+import javax.xml.transform.Transformer;
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory;
+import javax.xml.transform.dom.DOMSource;
+import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamResult;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.net.URLConnection;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
 
 /**
  * helper methods useful for servlets
@@ -371,11 +368,7 @@
 	    return url;
 	} else {
 	    String serverURL = Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.SERVER_URL);
-	    if (url.charAt(0) == '/') {
-		return serverURL + url;
-	    } else {
-		return serverURL + '/' + url;
-	    }
+	    return serverURL + url;
 	}
     }
 
Index: lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/web/controller/LearnerController.java
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diff -u -r88da40288a02be7961fe7f2e5b6c1c6c78655d59 -rdac50a337aaa7c3738d1ae81f2379d12e21ef70e
--- lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/web/controller/LearnerController.java	(.../LearnerController.java)	(revision 88da40288a02be7961fe7f2e5b6c1c6c78655d59)
+++ lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/web/controller/LearnerController.java	(.../LearnerController.java)	(revision dac50a337aaa7c3738d1ae81f2379d12e21ef70e)
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 			+ learnerProgress.toString());
 	    }
 
-	    String url = "learning/" + activityMapping.getDisplayActivityAction(lessonID);
+	    String url = "learning" + activityMapping.getDisplayActivityAction(lessonID);
 	    redirectToURL(response, url);
 
 	    FluxRegistry.emit(CommonConstants.LESSON_JOINED_SINK_NAME, new LearnerLessonJoinFluxItem(lessonID, userId));
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
 
 	String url = null;
 	if (!toActivity.isFloating()) {
-	    url = "/learning" + activityMapping.getDisplayActivityAction(lessonId);
+	    url = "learning" + activityMapping.getDisplayActivityAction(lessonId);
 	} else {
 	    url = activityMapping.getActivityURL(toActivity);
 	}