diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/tools.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/tools.py
index 42f9573aa..0774522db 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/tools.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/tools.py
@@ -490,8 +490,17 @@ async def get_tool_servers_data(
     server_entries = []
     for idx, server in enumerate(servers):
         if server.get("config", {}).get("enable"):
-            url_path = server.get("path", "openapi.json")
-            full_url = f"{server.get('url')}/{url_path}"
+            # Path (to OpenAPI spec URL) can be either a full URL or a path to append to the base URL
+            openapi_path = server.get("path", "openapi.json")
+            if "://" in openapi_path:
+                # If it contains "://", it's a full URL
+                full_url = openapi_path
+            else:
+                if not openapi_path.startswith("/"):
+                    # Ensure the path starts with a slash
+                    openapi_path = f"/{openapi_path}"
+
+                full_url = f"{server.get('url')}{openapi_path}"
 
             info = server.get("info", {})
 
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/index.ts b/src/lib/apis/index.ts
index 710179c12..268be397b 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/apis/index.ts
@@ -346,11 +346,15 @@ export const getToolServersData = async (i18n, servers: object[]) => {
 				.map(async (server) => {
 					const data = await getToolServerData(
 						(server?.auth_type ?? 'bearer') === 'bearer' ? server?.key : localStorage.token,
-						server?.url + '/' + (server?.path ?? 'openapi.json')
+						(server?.path ?? '').includes('://')
+							? server?.path
+							: `${server?.url}${(server?.path ?? '').startsWith('/') ? '' : '/'}${server?.path}`
 					).catch((err) => {
 						toast.error(
 							i18n.t(`Failed to connect to {{URL}} OpenAPI tool server`, {
-								URL: server?.url + '/' + (server?.path ?? 'openapi.json')
+								URL: (server?.path ?? '').includes('://')
+									? server?.path
+									: `${server?.url}${(server?.path ?? '').startsWith('/') ? '' : '/'}${server?.path}`
 							})
 						);
 						return null;
diff --git a/src/lib/components/AddServerModal.svelte b/src/lib/components/AddServerModal.svelte
index fb8c66b23..1c9ce46e2 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/AddServerModal.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/AddServerModal.svelte
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 		if (direct) {
 			const res = await getToolServerData(
 				auth_type === 'bearer' ? key : localStorage.token,
-				`${url}/${path}`
+				path.includes('://') ? path : `${url}${path.startsWith('/') ? '' : '/'}${path}`
 			).catch((err) => {
 				toast.error($i18n.t('Connection failed'));
 			});
@@ -237,12 +237,11 @@
 								</div>
 
 								<div class="flex-1 flex items-center">
-									<div class="text-sm">/</div>
 									<input
 										class="w-full text-sm bg-transparent placeholder:text-gray-300 dark:placeholder:text-gray-700 outline-hidden"
 										type="text"
 										bind:value={path}
-										placeholder={$i18n.t('openapi.json Path')}
+										placeholder={$i18n.t('openapi.json URL or Path')}
 										autocomplete="off"
 										required
 									/>
@@ -252,7 +251,7 @@
 
 						<div class="text-xs text-gray-500 mt-1">
 							{$i18n.t(`WebUI will make requests to "{{url}}"`, {
-								url: `${url}/${path}`
+								url: path.includes('://') ? path : `${url}${path.startsWith('/') ? '' : '/'}${path}`
 							})}
 						</div>