diff --git a/router.go b/router.go
index 289a515..a6e4e5b 100755
--- a/router.go
+++ b/router.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (router *Router) validateRoute(path string) error {
 	}
 
 	// path must not end with a slash
-	if path[len(path)-1] == '/' {
+	if len(path) > 1 && path[len(path)-1] == '/' {
 		return fmt.Errorf("URL path must not end with a slash (/)")
 	}
 
diff --git a/router_test.go b/router_test.go
index 2534072..c085142 100755
--- a/router_test.go
+++ b/router_test.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestRouterServerHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	testHandler := TestHandler{CloseChannel: make(chan bool, 2)}
 
 	router := New()
-	router.Handle(http.MethodGet, "/home", testHandler)
+	router.Handle(http.MethodGet, "/", testHandler)
 	listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", "localhost:8081")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func TestRouterServerHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	go http.Serve(listener, router)
 
 	// call method
-	_, err = http.Get("http://localhost:8081/home")
+	_, err = http.Get("http://localhost:8081/")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}