diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/SimpleRouteLocator.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/SimpleRouteLocator.java
index 273f7eab..12f8e189 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/SimpleRouteLocator.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/SimpleRouteLocator.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class SimpleRouteLocator implements RouteLocator, Ordered {
 		}
 		String targetPath = path;
 		String prefix = this.properties.getPrefix();
-		if (path.startsWith(prefix) && this.properties.isStripPrefix()) {
+		if (path.startsWith(prefix + "/") && this.properties.isStripPrefix()) {
 			targetPath = path.substring(prefix.length());
 		}
 		if (route.isStripPrefix()) {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/SimpleRouteLocatorTests.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/SimpleRouteLocatorTests.java
index 0ba3d486..7519ebad 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/SimpleRouteLocatorTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/SimpleRouteLocatorTests.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.hasItem;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.nullValue;
 import static org.hamcrest.collection.IsCollectionWithSize.hasSize;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.cloud.netflix.zuul.filters.ZuulProperties.ZuulRoute;
@@ -58,6 +59,16 @@ public class SimpleRouteLocatorTests {
 		assertThat(routes, hasSize(1));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testStripPrefix() {
+		ZuulProperties properties = new ZuulProperties();
+		properties.setPrefix("/test");
+		properties.setStripPrefix(true);
+		RouteLocator locator = new FilteringRouteLocator("/", properties);
+		properties.getRoutes().put("testservicea", new ZuulRoute("/testservicea/**", "testservicea"));
+		assertEquals("/test/testservicea/**", locator.getRoutes().get(0).getFullPath());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void test_getMatchingRouteFilterRouteAcceptor() {
 		RouteLocator locator = new FilteringRouteLocator("/", this.zuul);