diff --git a/bzz/api.go b/bzz/api.go
index d9fd7a6d7a..f2a026ab9d 100644
--- a/bzz/api.go
+++ b/bzz/api.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func (self *Api) Upload(lpath string) (string, error) {
 		if errors[i] != nil {
 			return "", errors[i]
 		}
-		entry.Path = entry.Path[start:]
+		entry.Path = regularSlashes(entry.Path[start:])
 		trie.addEntry(entry)
 	}
 
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func (self *Api) getPath(uri string) (reader SectionReader, mimeType string, sta
 
 	trie, err := loadManifest(self.dpa, key)
 	if err != nil {
-		dpaLogger.Debugf("Swarm: loadManifest error: %v", err)
+		dpaLogger.Debugf("Swarm: loadManifestTrie error: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/bzz/manifest.go b/bzz/manifest.go
index 015716201e..7057386046 100644
--- a/bzz/manifest.go
+++ b/bzz/manifest.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (self *manifestTrie) findPrefixOf(path string) (entry *manifestTrieEntry, p
 	b := byte(path[0])
 	entry = self.entries[b]
 	if entry == nil {
-		return nil, 0
+		return self.entries[256], 0
 	}
 	epl := len(entry.Path)
 	dpaLogger.Debugf("path = %v  entry.Path = %v  epl = %v", path, entry.Path, epl)
@@ -243,33 +243,27 @@ func (self *manifestTrie) findPrefixOf(path string) (entry *manifestTrieEntry, p
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *manifestTrie) getEntryNLS(path string) (entry *manifestTrieEntry, pos int) {
-	entry, pos = self.findPrefixOf(path)
-	if entry != nil {
-		for (pos < len(path)) && (path[pos] == '/') {
-			pos++
-		}
-		if (pos < len(path)) && (pos > 0) && (path[pos-1] != '/') {
-			return nil, 0
+// file system manifest always contains regularized paths
+// no leading or trailing slashes, only single slashes inside
+func regularSlashes(path string) (res string) {
+	for i := 0; i < len(path); i++ {
+		if (path[i] != '/') || ((i > 0) && (path[i-1] != '/')) {
+			res = res + path[i:i+1]
 		}
 	}
+	if (len(res) > 0) && (res[len(res)-1] == '/') {
+		res = res[:len(res)-1]
+	}
+	//fmt.Printf("%v -> %v\n", path, res)
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *manifestTrie) getEntry(path string) (entry *manifestTrieEntry, pos int) {
-	var slash string
-	for {
-		entry, pos = self.getEntryNLS(slash + path)
-		dpaLogger.Debugf("getEntryNLS(%s) pos=%v", slash+path, pos)
-		if pos < len(slash) {
-			dpaLogger.Debugf("Path '%s' on manifest not found.", path)
-			return nil, 0
-		}
-		if entry != nil {
-			pos -= len(slash)
-			dpaLogger.Debugf("Swarm: '%s' matches '%s'.", path, entry.Path)
-			return
-		}
-		slash = slash + "/"
+func (self *manifestTrie) getEntry(spath string) (entry *manifestTrieEntry, fullpath string) {
+	path := regularSlashes(spath)
+	var pos int
+	entry, pos = self.findPrefixOf(path)
+	if (pos > 0) && (pos < len(path)) && (path[pos] != '/') {
+		return nil, ""
 	}
+	return entry, path[:pos]
 }
diff --git a/bzz/manifest_test.go b/bzz/manifest_test.go
index 07ed8bc2fa..2bc6422eec 100644
--- a/bzz/manifest_test.go
+++ b/bzz/manifest_test.go
@@ -28,38 +28,29 @@ func testGetEntry(t *testing.T, path, match string, paths ...string) *manifestTr
 }
 
 func checkEntry(t *testing.T, path, match string, trie *manifestTrie) {
-	entry, _ := trie.getEntry(path)
+	entry, fullpath := trie.getEntry(path)
 	if match == "-" && entry != nil {
-		t.Errorf("expected no match for '%s', got '%s'", path, entry.Path)
+		t.Errorf("expected no match for '%s', got '%s'", path, fullpath)
 	} else if entry == nil {
-		t.Errorf("expected entry '%s' to match '%s', got no match", match, path)
-	} else if entry.Path != match {
-		t.Errorf("incorrect entry retrieved for '%s'. expected path '%v', got '%s'", path, match, entry.Path)
+		if match != "-" {
+			t.Errorf("expected entry '%s' to match '%s', got no match", match, path)
+		}
+	} else if fullpath != match {
+		t.Errorf("incorrect entry retrieved for '%s'. expected path '%v', got '%s'", path, match, fullpath)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestGetEntry(t *testing.T) {
+	// file system manifest always contains regularized paths
 	testGetEntry(t, "a", "a", "a")
 	testGetEntry(t, "b", "-", "a")
-	testGetEntry(t, "/a", "/a", "/a")
-	testGetEntry(t, "/a", "///a", "///a")
-	testGetEntry(t, "/a", "a", "a")
+	testGetEntry(t, "/a//", "a", "a")
 	// fallback
-	testGetEntry(t, "/a", "/", "/")
-	testGetEntry(t, "a", "/", "/")
 	testGetEntry(t, "/a", "", "")
+	testGetEntry(t, "/a/b", "a/b", "a/b")
 	// longest/deepest math
-	testGetEntry(t, "a/b", "a/b", "a///", "a/b")
-	// trailing slash
-	testGetEntry(t, "", "", "/", "")
-	testGetEntry(t, "/", "/", "/", "")
-	testGetEntry(t, "a", "a", "a", "a/")
-	testGetEntry(t, "a/", "a/", "a/", "a")
-	// prefix match
-	testGetEntry(t, "a", "a", "a", "ab")
-	testGetEntry(t, "ab", "", "a", "")
-	testGetEntry(t, "a", "a", "a", "ab")
-	testGetEntry(t, "a/b", "a", "a", "ab")
+	testGetEntry(t, "a/b", "a/b", "a", "a/b", "a/bb", "a/b/c")
+	testGetEntry(t, "//a//b//", "a/b", "a", "a/b", "a/bb", "a/b/c")
 }
 
 func TestDeleteEntry(t *testing.T) {