diff --git a/nip86.go b/nip86.go
index e287054..5bc1c59 100644
--- a/nip86.go
+++ b/nip86.go
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ func (rl *Relay) HandleNIP86(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			goto respond
 		}
 
-		if uTag := evt.Tags.Find("u"); uTag == nil || rl.getBaseURL(r) != uTag[1] {
-			resp.Error = "invalid 'u' tag"
+		if uTag := evt.Tags.Find("u"); uTag == nil || nostr.NormalizeURL(rl.getBaseURL(r)) != nostr.NormalizeURL(uTag[1]) {
+			resp.Error = fmt.Sprintf("invalid 'u' tag, got '%s', expected '%s'",
+				nostr.NormalizeURL(rl.getBaseURL(r)), nostr.NormalizeURL(uTag[1]))
 			goto respond
 		} else if pht := evt.Tags.FindWithValue("payload", hex.EncodeToString(payloadHash[:])); pht == nil {
 			resp.Error = "invalid auth event payload hash"