diff --git a/django_pyvows/context.py b/django_pyvows/context.py
index e971351..a137f00 100644
--- a/django_pyvows/context.py
+++ b/django_pyvows/context.py
@@ -112,5 +112,5 @@ class DjangoHTTPContext(DjangoContext):
     def get_url(self, path):
         if re.match('^https?:\/\/', path):
             return path
-        return 'http://%s:%d%s' % (self.host, self.port, path)
+        return 'http://%s:%d/%s' % (self.host, self.port, path.lstrip('/'))
 
diff --git a/django_pyvows/version.py b/django_pyvows/version.py
index d25add3..d0e486e 100644
--- a/django_pyvows/version.py
+++ b/django_pyvows/version.py
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 # http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license
 # Copyright (c) 2011 Rafael Caricio rafael@caricio.com
 
-__version__ = (0, 5, 0)
+__version__ = (0, 5, 1)