diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace.rb
index 57678e94d..1499d4381 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace.rb
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ module Fog
       end
     end
 
+    def self.normalize_url(endpoint)
+      return nil unless endpoint
+      str = endpoint.chomp " "
+      str = str.chomp "/"
+      str.downcase
+    end
+
     # CGI.escape, but without special treatment on spaces
     def self.escape(str,extra_exclude_chars = '')
       str.gsub(/([^a-zA-Z0-9_.-#{extra_exclude_chars}]+)/) do
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/block_storage.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/block_storage.rb
index d73075092..6b8f78bf8 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/block_storage.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/block_storage.rb
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ module Fog
         private
 
         def setup_custom_endpoint(options)
-          @rackspace_endpoint = options[:rackspace_block_storage_url] || options[:rackspace_endpoint]
+          @rackspace_endpoint = Fog::Rackspace.normalize_url(options[:rackspace_block_storage_url] || options[:rackspace_endpoint])
 
           if v2_authentication?
             case @rackspace_endpoint
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/compute.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/compute.rb
index eb3658cd4..8621ea460 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/compute.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/compute.rb
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ module Fog
           @rackspace_auth_url = options[:rackspace_auth_url]
           @rackspace_servicenet = options[:rackspace_servicenet]
           @rackspace_auth_token = options[:rackspace_auth_token]
-          @rackspace_endpoint = options[:rackspace_compute_v1_url] || options[:rackspace_management_url]
+          @rackspace_endpoint = Fog::Rackspace.normalize_url(options[:rackspace_compute_v1_url] || options[:rackspace_management_url])
           @rackspace_must_reauthenticate = false
           @connection_options = options[:connection_options] || {}
           authenticate
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/compute_v2.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/compute_v2.rb
index a3f73723d..897edf456 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/compute_v2.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/compute_v2.rb
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ module Fog
         private
 
         def setup_custom_endpoint(options)
-          @rackspace_endpoint = options[:rackspace_compute_url] || options[:rackspace_endpoint]
+          @rackspace_endpoint = Fog::Rackspace.normalize_url(options[:rackspace_compute_url] || options[:rackspace_endpoint])
 
           if v2_authentication?
             case @rackspace_endpoint
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/databases.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/databases.rb
index 5d618dfc5..4a8368881 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/databases.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/databases.rb
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ module Fog
         private
 
         def setup_custom_endpoint(options)
-          @rackspace_endpoint = options[:rackspace_database_url] || options[:rackspace_endpoint]
+          @rackspace_endpoint = Fog::Rackspace.normalize_url(options[:rackspace_database_url] || options[:rackspace_endpoint])
 
           if v2_authentication?
             case @rackspace_endpoint
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/dns.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/dns.rb
index 3e101ee00..81b7757d9 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/dns.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/dns.rb
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ module Fog
           @rackspace_username = options[:rackspace_username]
           @rackspace_auth_url = options[:rackspace_auth_url]
           @connection_options = options[:connection_options] || {}
-          @rackspace_endpoint = options[:rackspace_dns_url] || options[:rackspace_dns_endpoint]
+          @rackspace_endpoint = Fog::Rackspace.normalize_url(options[:rackspace_dns_url] || options[:rackspace_dns_endpoint])
           @rackspace_region = options[:rackspace_region]
 
           authenticate
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/load_balancers.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/load_balancers.rb
index 5ad99dd17..9fdcfe8d5 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/load_balancers.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/load_balancers.rb
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ module Fog
         private
 
         def setup_custom_endpoint(options)
-          @rackspace_endpoint = options[:rackspace_load_balancers_url] || options[:rackspace_lb_endpoint]
+          @rackspace_endpoint = Fog::Rackspace.normalize_url(options[:rackspace_load_balancers_url] || options[:rackspace_lb_endpoint])
 
           if v2_authentication?
             case @rackspace_endpoint
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/rackspace_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/rackspace_tests.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b43e6c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rackspace/rackspace_tests.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace', ['rackspace']) do
+
+  tests('normalize_url') do
+    tests('should return nil if endpoint is nil').returns(nil) do
+      Fog::Rackspace.normalize_url nil
+    end
+    tests('should remove trailing spaces').returns("https://dfw.blockstorage.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1") do
+      Fog::Rackspace.normalize_url "https://dfw.blockstorage.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1 "
+    end
+    tests('should remove trailing /').returns("https://dfw.blockstorage.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1") do
+      Fog::Rackspace.normalize_url "https://dfw.blockstorage.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1/"
+    end
+    tests('should downcase url').returns("https://dfw.blockstorage.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1") do
+      Fog::Rackspace.normalize_url "HTTPS://DFW.BLOCKSTORAGE.API.RACKSPACECLOUD.COM/V1"
+    end
+    tests('show do all three').returns("https://dfw.blockstorage.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1") do
+      Fog::Rackspace.normalize_url "HTTPS://DFW.BLOCKSTORAGE.API.RACKSPACECLOUD.COM/V1/ "
+    end
+  end
+
+end
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