diff --git a/sanic/app.py b/sanic/app.py
index 6c55a586..63700e9d 100644
--- a/sanic/app.py
+++ b/sanic/app.py
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class Sanic:
                     'Endpoint with name `{}` was not found'.format(
                         view_name))
 
-        if uri.endswith('/'):
+        if uri != '/' and uri.endswith('/'):
             uri = uri[:-1]
 
         out = uri