diff --git a/httputil/certs.go b/httputil/certs.go
index 03b5cbb3..262fc607 100644
--- a/httputil/certs.go
+++ b/httputil/certs.go
@@ -51,10 +51,14 @@ func appendRootCAsForHostFromGitconfig(pool *x509.CertPool, host string) *x509.C
 	if cafile := config.Config.Getenv("GIT_SSL_CAINFO"); len(cafile) > 0 {
 		return appendCertsFromFile(pool, cafile)
 	}
-	// http.<url>.sslcainfo
+	// http.<url>/.sslcainfo or http.<url>.sslcainfo
 	// we know we have simply "host" or "host:port"
-	key := fmt.Sprintf("http.https://%v/.sslcainfo", host)
-	if cafile, ok := config.Config.GitConfig(key); ok {
+	hostKeyWithSlash := fmt.Sprintf("http.https://%v/.sslcainfo", host)
+	if cafile, ok := config.Config.GitConfig(hostKeyWithSlash); ok {
+		return appendCertsFromFile(pool, cafile)
+	}
+	hostKeyWithoutSlash := fmt.Sprintf("http.https://%v.sslcainfo", host)
+	if cafile, ok := config.Config.GitConfig(hostKeyWithoutSlash); ok {
 		return appendCertsFromFile(pool, cafile)
 	}
 	// http.sslcainfo
diff --git a/httputil/certs_test.go b/httputil/certs_test.go
index 5d98af80..bc195d0c 100644
--- a/httputil/certs_test.go
+++ b/httputil/certs_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package httputil
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -34,6 +35,19 @@ aW6vZwkA+ccj/pDTx8LBe2lnpatrFeIt6znAUJW3G8r6SFHKVBWHwmESZS4kxhjx
 NpW5Hh0w4/5iIetCkJ0=
 -----END CERTIFICATE-----`
 
+var sslCAInfoConfigHostNames = []string{
+	"git-lfs.local",
+	"git-lfs.local/",
+}
+var sslCAInfoMatchedHostTests = []struct {
+	hostName    string
+	shouldMatch bool
+}{
+	{"git-lfs.local", true},
+	{"git-lfs.local:8443", false},
+	{"wronghost.com", false},
+}
+
 func TestCertFromSSLCAInfoConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	defer config.Config.ResetConfig()
 
@@ -45,32 +59,38 @@ func TestCertFromSSLCAInfoConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, err, "Error writing temp cert file")
 	tempfile.Close()
 
-	config.Config.ClearConfig()
-	config.Config.SetConfig("http.https://git-lfs.local/.sslcainfo", tempfile.Name())
+	// Test http.<url>.sslcainfo
+	for _, hostName := range sslCAInfoConfigHostNames {
+		config.Config.ClearConfig()
 
-	// Should match
-	pool := getRootCAsForHost("git-lfs.local")
-	assert.NotNil(t, pool)
+		hostKey := fmt.Sprintf("http.https://%v.sslcainfo", hostName)
+		config.Config.SetConfig(hostKey, tempfile.Name())
 
-	// Shouldn't match
-	pool = getRootCAsForHost("wronghost.com")
-	assert.Nil(t, pool)
+		for _, matchedHostTest := range sslCAInfoMatchedHostTests {
+			pool := getRootCAsForHost(matchedHostTest.hostName)
 
-	// Ports have to match
-	pool = getRootCAsForHost("git-lfs.local:8443")
-	assert.Nil(t, pool)
+			var shouldOrShouldnt string
+			if matchedHostTest.shouldMatch {
+				shouldOrShouldnt = "should"
+			} else {
+				shouldOrShouldnt = "should not"
+			}
 
-	// Now use global sslcainfo
+			assert.Equal(t, matchedHostTest.shouldMatch, pool != nil,
+				"Cert lookup for \"%v\" %v have succeeded with \"%v\"",
+				matchedHostTest.hostName, shouldOrShouldnt, hostKey)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Test http.sslcainfo
 	config.Config.ClearConfig()
 	config.Config.SetConfig("http.sslcainfo", tempfile.Name())
 
-	// Should match anything
-	pool = getRootCAsForHost("git-lfs.local")
-	assert.NotNil(t, pool)
-	pool = getRootCAsForHost("wronghost.com")
-	assert.NotNil(t, pool)
-	pool = getRootCAsForHost("git-lfs.local:8443")
-	assert.NotNil(t, pool)
+	// Should match any host at all
+	for _, matchedHostTest := range sslCAInfoMatchedHostTests {
+		pool := getRootCAsForHost(matchedHostTest.hostName)
+		assert.NotNil(t, pool)
+	}
 
 }
 
@@ -91,12 +111,10 @@ func TestCertFromSSLCAInfoEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	config.Config.SetAllEnv(map[string]string{"GIT_SSL_CAINFO": tempfile.Name()})
 
 	// Should match any host at all
-	pool := getRootCAsForHost("git-lfs.local")
-	assert.NotNil(t, pool)
-	pool = getRootCAsForHost("wronghost.com")
-	assert.NotNil(t, pool)
-	pool = getRootCAsForHost("notthisone.com:8888")
-	assert.NotNil(t, pool)
+	for _, matchedHostTest := range sslCAInfoMatchedHostTests {
+		pool := getRootCAsForHost(matchedHostTest.hostName)
+		assert.NotNil(t, pool)
+	}
 
 }
 
@@ -114,12 +132,10 @@ func TestCertFromSSLCAPathConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	config.Config.SetConfig("http.sslcapath", tempdir)
 
 	// Should match any host at all
-	pool := getRootCAsForHost("git-lfs.local")
-	assert.NotNil(t, pool)
-	pool = getRootCAsForHost("wronghost.com")
-	assert.NotNil(t, pool)
-	pool = getRootCAsForHost("notthisone.com:8888")
-	assert.NotNil(t, pool)
+	for _, matchedHostTest := range sslCAInfoMatchedHostTests {
+		pool := getRootCAsForHost(matchedHostTest.hostName)
+		assert.NotNil(t, pool)
+	}
 
 }
 
@@ -139,12 +155,10 @@ func TestCertFromSSLCAPathEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	config.Config.SetAllEnv(map[string]string{"GIT_SSL_CAPATH": tempdir})
 
 	// Should match any host at all
-	pool := getRootCAsForHost("git-lfs.local")
-	assert.NotNil(t, pool)
-	pool = getRootCAsForHost("wronghost.com")
-	assert.NotNil(t, pool)
-	pool = getRootCAsForHost("notthisone.com:8888")
-	assert.NotNil(t, pool)
+	for _, matchedHostTest := range sslCAInfoMatchedHostTests {
+		pool := getRootCAsForHost(matchedHostTest.hostName)
+		assert.NotNil(t, pool)
+	}
 
 }