diff --git a/modules/setup/application/clicommands/ConfigCommand.php b/modules/setup/application/clicommands/ConfigCommand.php
index 0bf0313c3..04b518b07 100644
--- a/modules/setup/application/clicommands/ConfigCommand.php
+++ b/modules/setup/application/clicommands/ConfigCommand.php
@@ -110,8 +110,9 @@ class ConfigCommand extends Command
                 'The argument --root/--document-root expects a directory from which the webserver will serve files'
             ));
         }
-        $webserver->setWebPath($path);
-        $webserver->setDocumentRoot($documentRoot);
+        $webserver
+            ->setDocumentRoot($documentRoot)
+            ->setWebPath($path);
         $config = $webserver->generate() . "\n";
         if (($file = $this->params->get('file')) !== null) {
             if (file_exists($file) === true) {
diff --git a/modules/setup/library/Setup/Webserver.php b/modules/setup/library/Setup/Webserver.php
index 5cffe349c..d8c18161c 100644
--- a/modules/setup/library/Setup/Webserver.php
+++ b/modules/setup/library/Setup/Webserver.php
@@ -75,17 +75,20 @@ abstract class Webserver
     abstract protected function getTemplate();
 
     /**
-     * Setter for web path
+     * Set the URL path of Icinga Web 2
      *
-     * @param string $webPath
+     * @param   string $urlPath
+     *
+     * @return  $this
      */
-    public function setWebPath($webPath)
+    public function setWebPath($urlPath)
     {
-        $this->webPath = $webPath;
+        $this->webPath = '/' . ltrim(trim((string) $urlPath), '/');
+        return $this;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Getter for web path
+     * Get the URL path of Icinga Web 2
      *
      * @return string
      */
@@ -103,7 +106,7 @@ abstract class Webserver
      */
     public function setDocumentRoot($documentRoot)
     {
-        $this->documentRoot = (string) $documentRoot;
+        $this->documentRoot = trim((string) $documentRoot);
         return $this;
     }