diff --git a/test/lint_test.rb b/test/lint_test.rb
index 1a16cab..d719633 100644
--- a/test/lint_test.rb
+++ b/test/lint_test.rb
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ describe "lint test" do
       end
 
       it "host returns 200" do
-        uri = URI(data["host"])
-        uri << uri.ends_with? '/' ? 'ping' : '/ping'
+        uri_end = data["host"].end_with?('/') ? 'ping' : '/ping'
+        uri = URI(data["host"] + uri_end)
         res = Net::HTTP.get_response(uri)
         assert_equal "200", res.code, "Expected 200 response from #{uri}"
       end