diff --git a/nostr_dvm/utils/nostr_utils.py b/nostr_dvm/utils/nostr_utils.py
index dc4c40c..6edddbc 100644
--- a/nostr_dvm/utils/nostr_utils.py
+++ b/nostr_dvm/utils/nostr_utils.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ async def get_main_relays(event_to_send: Event, client: Client, dvm_config):
             content = json.loads(followlist.content())
             relays = []
             for relay in content:
-                if relay not in dvm_config.AVOID_OUTBOX_RELAY_LIST:
+                if relay.rstrip("/") not in dvm_config.AVOID_OUTBOX_RELAY_LIST:
                     relays.append(relay)
             return relays
         except: