diff --git a/routers/common/middleware.go b/routers/common/middleware.go
index ebc4d62d03..8d136ef2c7 100644
--- a/routers/common/middleware.go
+++ b/routers/common/middleware.go
@@ -95,10 +95,9 @@ func stripSlashesMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			prevWasSlash = chr == '/'
 		}
 
-		if rctx == nil {
-			req.URL.Path = sanitizedPath.String()
-		} else {
-			rctx.RoutePath = sanitizedPath.String()
+		req.URL.Path = sanitizedPath.String()
+		if rctx != nil {
+			rctx.RoutePath = req.URL.Path
 		}
 		next.ServeHTTP(resp, req)
 	})
diff --git a/routers/common/middleware_test.go b/routers/common/middleware_test.go
index f16b9374ec..0e111e1261 100644
--- a/routers/common/middleware_test.go
+++ b/routers/common/middleware_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
+
+	chi "github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -43,6 +46,11 @@ func TestStripSlashesMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
 			inputPath:    "/user2//repo1/",
 			expectedPath: "/user2/repo1",
 		},
+		{
+			name:         "path with slashes in the beginning",
+			inputPath:    "https://codeberg.org//user2/repo1/",
+			expectedPath: "/user2/repo1",
+		},
 		{
 			name:         "path with slashes and query params",
 			inputPath:    "/repo//migrate?service_type=3",
@@ -56,15 +64,22 @@ func TestStripSlashesMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
-		testMiddleware := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		r := web.NewRoute()
+		r.Use(stripSlashesMiddleware)
+
+		called := false
+		r.Get("*", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedPath, r.URL.Path)
+
+			rctx := chi.RouteContext(r.Context())
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedPath, rctx.RoutePath)
+
+			called = true
 		})
 
-		// pass the test middleware to validate the changes
-		handlerToTest := stripSlashesMiddleware(testMiddleware)
 		// create a mock request to use
 		req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", tt.inputPath, nil)
-		// call the handler using a mock response recorder
-		handlerToTest.ServeHTTP(httptest.NewRecorder(), req)
+		r.ServeHTTP(httptest.NewRecorder(), req)
+		assert.True(t, called)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/services/context/repo.go b/services/context/repo.go
index ff03844c03..8b8359fb70 100644
--- a/services/context/repo.go
+++ b/services/context/repo.go
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ func RepoRefByType(refType RepoRefType, ignoreNotExistErr ...bool) func(*Context
 
 			if refType == RepoRefLegacy {
 				// redirect from old URL scheme to new URL scheme
-				prefix := strings.TrimPrefix(setting.AppSubURL+strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSuffix(ctx.Req.URL.Path, ctx.Params("*"))), strings.ToLower(ctx.Repo.RepoLink))
+				prefix := strings.TrimPrefix(setting.AppSubURL+strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSuffix(ctx.Req.URL.Path, ctx.PathParamRaw("*"))), strings.ToLower(ctx.Repo.RepoLink))
 
 				ctx.Redirect(path.Join(
 					ctx.Repo.RepoLink,