diff --git a/swarm/api/manifest.go b/swarm/api/manifest.go
index d6dc24c486..1d8df0d0b8 100644
--- a/swarm/api/manifest.go
+++ b/swarm/api/manifest.go
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ func RegularSlashes(path string) (res string) {
 }
 
 func (self *manifestTrie) getEntry(spath string) (entry *manifestTrieEntry, fullpath string) {
-	path := RegularSlashes(spath)
+	path := RegularSlashes(spath) + "/"
 	var pos int
 	quitC := make(chan bool)
 	entry, pos = self.findPrefixOf(path, quitC)