diff --git a/ws_test.go b/ws_test.go
index c2b78d3ac..4dec114c6 100644
--- a/ws_test.go
+++ b/ws_test.go
@@ -1113,8 +1113,7 @@ func TestWSNoDeadlockOnAuthFailure(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestWSProxyPath(t *testing.T) {
-	const proxyPath = "/proxy1"
-	var proxyCalled bool
+	const proxyPath = "proxy1"
 
 	// Listen to a random port
 	l, err := net.Listen("tcp", ":0")
@@ -1125,22 +1124,37 @@ func TestWSProxyPath(t *testing.T) {
 
 	proxyPort := l.Addr().(*net.TCPAddr).Port
 
+	ch := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	proxySrv := &http.Server{
 		Handler: http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			proxyCalled = r.URL.Path == proxyPath
+			if r.URL.Path == "/"+proxyPath {
+				ch <- struct{}{}
+			}
 		}),
 	}
 	defer proxySrv.Shutdown(context.Background())
 	go proxySrv.Serve(l)
 
-	opt := testWSGetDefaultOptions(t, false)
-	s := RunServerWithOptions(opt)
-	defer s.Shutdown()
-
-	url := fmt.Sprintf("ws://127.0.0.1:%d", proxyPort)
-	Connect(url, ProxyPath(proxyPath))
-
-	if !proxyCalled {
-		t.Fatal("Proxy haven't been called")
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		name string
+		path string
+	}{
+		{"without slash", proxyPath},
+		{"with slash", "/" + proxyPath},
+	} {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			url := fmt.Sprintf("ws://127.0.0.1:%d", proxyPort)
+			nc, err := Connect(url, ProxyPath(test.path))
+			if err == nil {
+				nc.Close()
+				t.Fatal("Did not expect to connect")
+			}
+			select {
+			case <-ch:
+				// OK:
+			case <-time.After(time.Second):
+				t.Fatal("Proxy was not reached")
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }