diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index a958c45271..c6e89db4bc 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
                     "version": self.hs.config.user_consent_version,
                     "en": {
                         "name": self.hs.config.user_consent_policy_name,
-                        "url": "%s/_matrix/consent?v=%s" % (
+                        "url": "%s_matrix/consent?v=%s" % (
                             self.hs.config.public_baseurl,
                             self.hs.config.user_consent_version,
                         ),
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
index a8d8ed6590..c39f53b987 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
             html = TERMS_TEMPLATE % {
                 'session': session,
-                'terms_url': "%s/_matrix/consent?v=%s" % (
+                'terms_url': "%s_matrix/consent?v=%s" % (
                     self.hs.config.public_baseurl,
                     self.hs.config.user_consent_version,
                 ),
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
             else:
                 html = TERMS_TEMPLATE % {
                     'session': session,
-                    'terms_url': "%s/_matrix/consent?v=%s" % (
+                    'terms_url': "%s_matrix/consent?v=%s" % (
                         self.hs.config.public_baseurl,
                         self.hs.config.user_consent_version,
                     ),