diff --git a/server/app/app.py b/server/app/app.py
index 5f924703..1396d676 100644
--- a/server/app/app.py
+++ b/server/app/app.py
@@ -420,11 +420,17 @@ class Server:
                 self.app.register_blueprint(dataroot_resources.blueprint)
 
                 self.app.add_url_rule(
-                    f"/{url_dataroot}/<dataset>/",
+                    f"/{url_dataroot}/<dataset>",
                     f"dataset_index_{url_dataroot}",
                     lambda dataset, url_dataroot=url_dataroot: dataset_index(url_dataroot, dataset),
                     methods=["GET"],
                 )
+                self.app.add_url_rule(
+                    f"/{url_dataroot}/<dataset>/",
+                    f"dataset_index_{url_dataroot}/",
+                    lambda dataset, url_dataroot=url_dataroot: dataset_index(url_dataroot, dataset),
+                    methods=["GET"],
+                )
                 self.app.add_url_rule(
                     f"/{url_dataroot}/<dataset>/static/<path:filename>",
                     f"static_assets_{url_dataroot}",
diff --git a/server/test/unit/auth/test_auth.py b/server/test/unit/auth/test_auth.py
index 2caba6b1..c36b8c62 100644
--- a/server/test/unit/auth/test_auth.py
+++ b/server/test/unit/auth/test_auth.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class AuthTest(unittest.TestCase):
             r = session.get(f"{server}/{login_uri}")
             # check that the login redirect worked
             self.assertEqual(r.history[0].status_code, 302)
-            self.assertEqual(r.url, f"{server}/auth/pbmc3k.cxg/")
+            self.assertEqual(r.url, f"{server}/auth/pbmc3k.cxg")
 
             config = session.get(f"{server}/auth/pbmc3k.cxg/api/v0.2/config").json()
             userinfo = session.get(f"{server}/auth/pbmc3k.cxg/api/v0.2/userinfo").json()
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class AuthTest(unittest.TestCase):
             r = session.get(f"{server}/{logout_uri}")
             # check that the logout redirect worked
             self.assertEqual(r.history[0].status_code, 302)
-            self.assertEqual(r.url, f"{server}/auth/pbmc3k.cxg/")
+            self.assertEqual(r.url, f"{server}/auth/pbmc3k.cxg")
             config = session.get(f"{server}/auth/pbmc3k.cxg/api/v0.2/config").json()
             userinfo = session.get(f"{server}/auth/pbmc3k.cxg/api/v0.2/userinfo").json()
             self.assertFalse(userinfo["userinfo"]["is_authenticated"])
diff --git a/server/test/unit/common/config/test_server_config.py b/server/test/unit/common/config/test_server_config.py
index e7598b7f..8ad76b58 100644
--- a/server/test/unit/common/config/test_server_config.py
+++ b/server/test/unit/common/config/test_server_config.py
@@ -278,6 +278,14 @@ class TestServerConfig(ConfigTests):
             response = session.get(f"{server}/health")
             assert response.json()["status"] == "pass"
 
+            # access a dataset (no slash)
+            response = session.get(f"{server}/set2/pbmc3k.cxg")
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+            # access a dataset (with slash)
+            response = session.get(f"{server}/set2/pbmc3k.cxg/")
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
     @patch("server.common.config.server_config.diffexp_tiledb.set_config")
     def test_handle_diffexp(self, mock_tiledb_config):
         custom_config_file = self.custom_app_config(