diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/AssetService/HGAssetService.cs b/OpenSim/Services/AssetService/HGAssetService.cs
index f2ecf13fab..7dd3a7688d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/AssetService/HGAssetService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/AssetService/HGAssetService.cs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.AssetService
                     assetUri.Scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttp)
             {
                 url = "http://" + assetUri.Authority;
-                assetID = assetUri.LocalPath;
+                assetID = assetUri.LocalPath.Trim(new char[] {'/'});
                 return true;
             }