diff --git a/lib/proxy.js b/lib/proxy.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/proxy.js
+++ b/lib/proxy.js
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ function ReverseProxy(opts){
   // Create a proxy server with custom application logic
   //
   var proxy = this.proxy = httpProxy.createProxyServer({
-    xfwd: true
+    xfwd: true,
+    prependPath: false
   });
   
   proxy.on('proxyReq', function(p, req, res, options) {
Opting out of http-proxy's prepend path