diff --git a/api/cluster/health.js b/api/cluster/health.js
index 9924767e5..e21260fec 100644
--- a/api/cluster/health.js
+++ b/api/cluster/health.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function healthFunc(params, options, callback) {
   let { body, index, ...querystring } = params;
   index = parsePathParam(index);
 
-  const path = ['/_cluster/health/', index].filter(c => c).join('').replace('//', '/');
+  const path = ['/_cluster/health', index].filter(c => c).join('/');
   const method = 'GET';
   body = body || '';
 
diff --git a/test/acceptance/proxy.test.js b/test/acceptance/proxy.test.js
index f9461b294..dc2cf1b06 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/proxy.test.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/proxy.test.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ test('http-http proxy support', async (t) => {
   const server = await createServer();
   const proxy = await createProxy();
   server.on('request', (req, res) => {
-    t.equal(req.url, '/_cluster/health/');
+    t.equal(req.url, '/_cluster/health');
     res.setHeader('content-type', 'application/json');
     res.end(JSON.stringify({ hello: 'world' }));
   });
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ test('http-https proxy support', async (t) => {
   const server = await createSecureServer();
   const proxy = await createProxy();
   server.on('request', (req, res) => {
-    t.equal(req.url, '/_cluster/health/');
+    t.equal(req.url, '/_cluster/health');
     res.setHeader('content-type', 'application/json');
     res.end(JSON.stringify({ hello: 'world' }));
   });
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ test('https-http proxy support', async (t) => {
   const server = await createServer();
   const proxy = await createSecureProxy();
   server.on('request', (req, res) => {
-    t.equal(req.url, '/_cluster/health/');
+    t.equal(req.url, '/_cluster/health');
     res.setHeader('content-type', 'application/json');
     res.end(JSON.stringify({ hello: 'world' }));
   });
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ test('https-https proxy support', async (t) => {
   const server = await createSecureServer();
   const proxy = await createSecureProxy();
   server.on('request', (req, res) => {
-    t.equal(req.url, '/_cluster/health/');
+    t.equal(req.url, '/_cluster/health');
     res.setHeader('content-type', 'application/json');
     res.end(JSON.stringify({ hello: 'world' }));
   });
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ test('http basic authentication', async (t) => {
   const server = await createServer();
   const proxy = await createProxy();
   server.on('request', (req, res) => {
-    t.equal(req.url, '/_cluster/health/');
+    t.equal(req.url, '/_cluster/health');
     res.setHeader('content-type', 'application/json');
     res.end(JSON.stringify({ hello: 'world' }));
   });
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ test('https basic authentication', async (t) => {
   const server = await createSecureServer();
   const proxy = await createProxy();
   server.on('request', (req, res) => {
-    t.equal(req.url, '/_cluster/health/');
+    t.equal(req.url, '/_cluster/health');
     res.setHeader('content-type', 'application/json');
     res.end(JSON.stringify({ hello: 'world' }));
   });