diff --git a/kallithea/lib/vcs/backends/ssh.py b/kallithea/lib/vcs/backends/ssh.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/vcs/backends/ssh.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/vcs/backends/ssh.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class BaseSshHandler(object):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def __init__(self, repo_name):
-        self.repo_name = repo_name
+        self.repo_name = repo_name.rstrip('/')
 
     def serve(self, user_id, key_id, client_ip):
         """Verify basic sanity of the repository, and that the user is
diff --git a/kallithea/tests/other/test_vcs_operations.py b/kallithea/tests/other/test_vcs_operations.py
--- a/kallithea/tests/other/test_vcs_operations.py
+++ b/kallithea/tests/other/test_vcs_operations.py
@@ -425,25 +425,19 @@ class TestVCSOperations(TestController):
         else:
             assert issubclass(vt, SshVcsTest)
             if vt.repo_type == 'git':
-                assert "abort: Access to './%s/' denied" % vt.repo_name in stderr
+                assert "abort: Access to './%s' denied" % vt.repo_name in stderr
             else:
-                assert "abort: Access to './%s/' denied" % vt.repo_name in stdout
+                assert "abort: Access to './%s' denied" % vt.repo_name in stdout
 
         stdout, stderr = Command(dest_dir).execute(vt.repo_type, 'pull', clone_url.replace('/' + vt.repo_name, '/%s/' % vt.repo_name), ignoreReturnCode=True)
-        if issubclass(vt, HttpVcsTest):
-            if vt.repo_type == 'git':
-                assert 'Already up to date.' in stdout
-            else:
-                assert vt.repo_type == 'hg'
-                assert "no changes found" in stdout
-            assert "denied" not in stderr
-            assert "denied" not in stdout
-            assert "404" not in stdout
+        if vt.repo_type == 'git':
+            assert 'Already up to date.' in stdout
         else:
-            if vt.repo_type == 'git':
-                assert "denied" in stderr
-            else:
-                assert "denied" in stdout
+            assert vt.repo_type == 'hg'
+            assert "no changes found" in stdout
+        assert "denied" not in stderr
+        assert "denied" not in stdout
+        assert "404" not in stdout
 
     @parametrize_vcs_test
     def test_push_invalidates_cache(self, webserver, testfork, vt):