diff --git a/src/NSwag.CodeGeneration/ClientGeneratorBase.cs b/src/NSwag.CodeGeneration/ClientGeneratorBase.cs
index 2e0f45d1fc..e93f38c60a 100644
--- a/src/NSwag.CodeGeneration/ClientGeneratorBase.cs
+++ b/src/NSwag.CodeGeneration/ClientGeneratorBase.cs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ private List<TOperationModel> GetOperations(SwaggerDocument document)
             document.GenerateOperationIds();
 
             return document.Paths
-                .SelectMany(pair => pair.Value.Select(p => new { Path = pair.Key.Trim('/'), HttpMethod = p.Key, Operation = p.Value }))
+                .SelectMany(pair => pair.Value.Select(p => new { Path = pair.Key.TrimStart('/'), HttpMethod = p.Key, Operation = p.Value }))
                 .Select(tuple =>
                 {
                     var operationModel = CreateOperationModel(tuple.Operation, BaseSettings);