diff --git a/backend/servermanager.go b/backend/servermanager.go
index 77b617c..c280beb 100644
--- a/backend/servermanager.go
+++ b/backend/servermanager.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/dweymouth/go-jellyfin"
@@ -179,6 +180,14 @@ func (s *ServerManager) connect(connection ServerConnection, password string) (m
 	var cli, altCli mediaprovider.Server
 	timeout := time.Second * time.Duration(s.config.Application.RequestTimeoutSeconds)
 
+	if connection.ServerType == ServerTypeJellyfin {
+		connection.Hostname = NormalizeJellyfinURL(connection.Hostname)
+		connection.AltHostname = NormalizeJellyfinURL(connection.AltHostname)
+	} else {
+		connection.Hostname = NormalizeServerURL(connection.Hostname)
+		connection.AltHostname = NormalizeServerURL(connection.AltHostname)
+	}
+
 	if connection.ServerType == ServerTypeJellyfin {
 		client, err := jellyfin.NewClient(connection.Hostname, res.AppName, res.AppVersion, jellyfin.WithTimeout(timeout))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -266,3 +275,28 @@ func (s *ServerManager) checkSetInsecureSkipVerify(skip bool, cli *http.Client)
 func (a *ServerManager) GetServer() mediaprovider.MediaProvider {
 	return a.Server
 }
+
+// NormalizeServerURL applies common normalization to a server URL:
+// prepends "http://" if no scheme is present, then strips trailing slashes.
+func NormalizeServerURL(rawURL string) string {
+	if rawURL == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(rawURL, "://") {
+		rawURL = "http://" + rawURL
+	}
+	rawURL = strings.TrimRight(rawURL, "/")
+	return rawURL
+}
+
+// NormalizeJellyfinURL applies common normalization then additionally strips
+// known Jellyfin web UI path suffixes (/web/index.html and /web).
+func NormalizeJellyfinURL(rawURL string) string {
+	rawURL = NormalizeServerURL(rawURL)
+	if strings.HasSuffix(rawURL, "/web/index.html") {
+		rawURL = strings.TrimSuffix(rawURL, "/web/index.html")
+	} else if strings.HasSuffix(rawURL, "/web") {
+		rawURL = strings.TrimSuffix(rawURL, "/web")
+	}
+	return rawURL
+}
diff --git a/backend/servermanager_test.go b/backend/servermanager_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e364f3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/servermanager_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package backend
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestNormalizeServerURL(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		input string
+		want  string
+	}{
+		{"", ""},
+		{"http://192.168.1.1:8096", "http://192.168.1.1:8096"},
+		{"https://music.example.com", "https://music.example.com"},
+		{"192.168.1.1:4533", "http://192.168.1.1:4533"},
+		{"music.example.com", "http://music.example.com"},
+		{"http://192.168.1.1:8096/", "http://192.168.1.1:8096"},
+		{"http://192.168.1.1:8096///", "http://192.168.1.1:8096"},
+		{"192.168.1.1:8096/", "http://192.168.1.1:8096"},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		got := NormalizeServerURL(tt.input)
+		if got != tt.want {
+			t.Errorf("NormalizeServerURL(%q) = %q, want %q", tt.input, got, tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNormalizeJellyfinURL(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		input string
+		want  string
+	}{
+		{"", ""},
+		{"http://192.168.1.1:8096", "http://192.168.1.1:8096"},
+		{"192.168.1.1:8096", "http://192.168.1.1:8096"},
+		{"192.168.1.1:8096/", "http://192.168.1.1:8096"},
+		{"192.168.1.1:8096/web/index.html", "http://192.168.1.1:8096"},
+		{"http://192.168.1.1:8096/web/index.html", "http://192.168.1.1:8096"},
+		{"http://192.168.1.1:8096/web/", "http://192.168.1.1:8096"},
+		{"http://192.168.1.1:8096/web", "http://192.168.1.1:8096"},
+		{"https://jellyfin.example.com/web/index.html", "https://jellyfin.example.com"},
+		{"https://jellyfin.example.com/web/", "https://jellyfin.example.com"},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		got := NormalizeJellyfinURL(tt.input)
+		if got != tt.want {
+			t.Errorf("NormalizeJellyfinURL(%q) = %q, want %q", tt.input, got, tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+}