diff --git a/readthedocs/builds/models.py b/readthedocs/builds/models.py
index bd15b5b3c69..b7accc54c48 100644
--- a/readthedocs/builds/models.py
+++ b/readthedocs/builds/models.py
@@ -345,10 +345,8 @@ def get_github_url(
         if not docroot:
             return ''
 
-        if docroot[0] != '/':
-            docroot = '/{}'.format(docroot)
-        if docroot[-1] != '/':
-            docroot = '{}/'.format(docroot)
+        # Normalize /docroot/
+        docroot = '/' + docroot.strip('/') + '/'
 
         if action == 'view':
             action_string = 'blob'
@@ -360,6 +358,10 @@ def get_github_url(
             return ''
         repo = repo.rstrip('/')
 
+        if not filename:
+            # If there isn't a filename, we don't need a suffix
+            source_suffix = ''
+
         return GITHUB_URL.format(
             user=user,
             repo=repo,
@@ -384,10 +386,8 @@ def get_gitlab_url(
         if not docroot:
             return ''
 
-        if docroot[0] != '/':
-            docroot = '/{}'.format(docroot)
-        if docroot[-1] != '/':
-            docroot = '{}/'.format(docroot)
+        # Normalize /docroot/
+        docroot = '/' + docroot.strip('/') + '/'
 
         if action == 'view':
             action_string = 'blob'
@@ -399,6 +399,10 @@ def get_gitlab_url(
             return ''
         repo = repo.rstrip('/')
 
+        if not filename:
+            # If there isn't a filename, we don't need a suffix
+            source_suffix = ''
+
         return GITLAB_URL.format(
             user=user,
             repo=repo,
@@ -416,11 +420,18 @@ def get_bitbucket_url(self, docroot, filename, source_suffix='.rst'):
         if not docroot:
             return ''
 
+        # Normalize /docroot/
+        docroot = '/' + docroot.strip('/') + '/'
+
         user, repo = get_bitbucket_username_repo(repo_url)
         if not user and not repo:
             return ''
         repo = repo.rstrip('/')
 
+        if not filename:
+            # If there isn't a filename, we don't need a suffix
+            source_suffix = ''
+
         return BITBUCKET_URL.format(
             user=user,
             repo=repo,
diff --git a/readthedocs/restapi/views/footer_views.py b/readthedocs/restapi/views/footer_views.py
index 703a915e070..1d8115d5835 100644
--- a/readthedocs/restapi/views/footer_views.py
+++ b/readthedocs/restapi/views/footer_views.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
 """Endpoint to generate footer HTML."""
 
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -71,7 +69,7 @@ def footer_html(request):
     # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
     project_slug = request.GET.get('project', None)
     version_slug = request.GET.get('version', None)
-    page_slug = request.GET.get('page', None)
+    page_slug = request.GET.get('page', '')
     theme = request.GET.get('theme', False)
     docroot = request.GET.get('docroot', '')
     subproject = request.GET.get('subproject', False)
diff --git a/readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_repo_parsing.py b/readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_repo_parsing.py
index 85ffbbf9997..d595603dc39 100644
--- a/readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_repo_parsing.py
+++ b/readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_repo_parsing.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 from django.test import TestCase
 
 from readthedocs.projects.models import Project
@@ -34,6 +33,12 @@ def test_github(self):
         self.pip.repo = 'https://github.com/user/repo.git.git'
         self.assertEqual(self.version.get_github_url(docroot='/docs/', filename='file'), 'https://github.com/user/repo.git/blob/master/docs/file.rst')
 
+        self.pip.repo = 'https://github.com/user/repo/'
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.version.get_github_url(docroot='/docs/', filename=''),
+            'https://github.com/user/repo/blob/master/docs/',
+        )
+
     def test_github_ssh(self):
         self.pip.repo = 'git@github.com:user/repo.git'
         self.assertEqual(self.version.get_github_url(docroot='/docs/', filename='file'), 'https://github.com/user/repo/blob/master/docs/file.rst')
@@ -63,6 +68,12 @@ def test_gitlab(self):
         self.pip.repo = 'https://gitlab.com/user/repo.git.git'
         self.assertEqual(self.version.get_gitlab_url(docroot='/foo/bar/', filename='file'), 'https://gitlab.com/user/repo.git/blob/master/foo/bar/file.rst')
 
+        self.pip.repo = 'https://gitlab.com/user/repo.git'
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.version.get_gitlab_url(docroot='/foo/bar/', filename=''),
+            'https://gitlab.com/user/repo/blob/master/foo/bar/',
+        )
+
     def test_gitlab_ssh(self):
         self.pip.repo = 'git@gitlab.com:user/repo.git'
         self.assertEqual(self.version.get_gitlab_url(docroot='/foo/bar/', filename='file'), 'https://gitlab.com/user/repo/blob/master/foo/bar/file.rst')
@@ -92,6 +103,12 @@ def test_bitbucket(self):
         self.pip.repo = 'https://bitbucket.org/user/repo.git.git'
         self.assertEqual(self.version.get_bitbucket_url(docroot='/foo/bar/', filename='file'), 'https://bitbucket.org/user/repo.git/src/master/foo/bar/file.rst')
 
+        self.pip.repo = 'https://bitbucket.org/user/repo/'
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.version.get_bitbucket_url(docroot='/foo/bar/', filename=''),
+            'https://bitbucket.org/user/repo/src/master/foo/bar/',
+        )
+
     def test_bitbucket_https(self):
         self.pip.repo = 'https://user@bitbucket.org/user/repo.git'
         self.assertEqual(self.version.get_bitbucket_url(docroot='/foo/bar/', filename='file'), 'https://bitbucket.org/user/repo/src/master/foo/bar/file.rst')