diff --git a/lib/Github/HttpClient/Plugin/PathPrepend.php b/lib/Github/HttpClient/Plugin/PathPrepend.php
index b3b840e1487..567bb156ed7 100644
--- a/lib/Github/HttpClient/Plugin/PathPrepend.php
+++ b/lib/Github/HttpClient/Plugin/PathPrepend.php
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ public function __construct($path)
     public function handleRequest(RequestInterface $request, callable $next, callable $first)
     {
         $currentPath = $request->getUri()->getPath();
-        $uri = $request->getUri()->withPath($this->path.$currentPath);
+        if (strpos($currentPath, $this->path) !== 0) {
+            $uri = $request->getUri()->withPath($this->path.$currentPath);
+        }
 
         $request = $request->withUri($uri);