diff --git a/packages/builder/src/builder.js b/packages/builder/src/builder.js
index 6b4c90fb00..b40b6f93f9 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/builder.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/builder.js
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ export default class Builder {
           }
 
           // Log
-          consola.info(`[HMR] ${chalk.cyan(newItem.route)} (${chalk.grey(fileName)})`)
+          consola.info(`[HMR] ${chalk.cyan(newItem.route || '/')} (${chalk.grey(fileName)})`)
         }
         // Tree may be changed so recreate watcher
         this.serverMiddlewareHMR()
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server.js b/packages/server/src/server.js
index 06afdccfb4..cd5cebfc3a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/server.js
@@ -260,6 +260,11 @@ export default class Server {
       (typeof middleware.route === 'string' ? middleware.route : '')
     ).replace(/\/\//g, '/')
 
+    // Strip trailing slash
+    if (middleware.route.endsWith('/')) {
+      middleware.route = middleware.route.slice(0, -1)
+    }
+
     // Assign _middleware to handle to make accessable from app.stack
     middleware.handle._middleware = middleware
 
@@ -294,11 +299,7 @@ export default class Server {
     serverStackItem.handle = handle
 
     // Error State
-    if (route.includes('#error')) {
-      serverStackItem.route = serverStackItem.route || '/'
-    } else {
-      serverStackItem.route = route
-    }
+    serverStackItem.route = route
 
     // Return updated item
     return serverStackItem
diff --git a/packages/server/test/server.test.js b/packages/server/test/server.test.js
index 18f10ae1c7..798e23f20d 100644
--- a/packages/server/test/server.test.js
+++ b/packages/server/test/server.test.js
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ describe('server: server', () => {
 
   test('should use object middleware', () => {
     const nuxt = createNuxt()
-    nuxt.options.router = { base: '/' }
+    nuxt.options.router = { base: '' }
     const server = new Server(nuxt)
     const handler = jest.fn()
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ describe('server: server', () => {
 
   test('should use function module middleware', () => {
     const nuxt = createNuxt()
-    nuxt.options.router = { base: '/' }
+    nuxt.options.router = { base: '' }
     const server = new Server(nuxt)
     const handler = jest.fn()
     nuxt.resolver.requireModule.mockReturnValueOnce(handler)