diff --git a/CHANGES_NEXT_RELEASE b/CHANGES_NEXT_RELEASE
index 9caed8bdf0..b7f170a829 100644
--- a/CHANGES_NEXT_RELEASE
+++ b/CHANGES_NEXT_RELEASE
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   * #1583:  If a 'q' contains an ampersand, that ampersand needs to be forwarded as a semicolon
   * #1593:  Modify the type of an entity in a Replace operation (only working in legacy mode)
   * #1612:  Support for ISO8601 timezones expressed in +/- HH:mm in 'q' for entity query
+  * #1615:  Crash in HTTPS notifications with a notification endpoint with empty URL PATH
   * SOF:    https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77911109/fiware-to-payload-too-large
   * Fixed a possible crash for TRoE and attributes of type Vocab/Json/Language
   * Forbidden to DELETE the Core Context !!!  (it can be reloaded)
diff --git a/src/lib/orionld/notifications/httpsNotify.cpp b/src/lib/orionld/notifications/httpsNotify.cpp
index 93236d0b6f..e303e31d5a 100644
--- a/src/lib/orionld/notifications/httpsNotify.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/orionld/notifications/httpsNotify.cpp
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ int httpsNotify(CachedSubscription* cSubP, struct iovec* ioVec, int ioVecLen, do
   char  url[512];  // FIXME: DON'T Create the URL over and over - store it in the CachedSubscription
   char* rest = cSubP->rest;
 
-  if (rest[0] == '/')
-    rest = &rest[1];
+  if      (rest    == NULL)  rest = (char*) "";   // If NULL, point to empty string (so that the later snprintf works)
+  else if (rest[0] == '/')   rest = &rest[1];     // if the first char ia a slash ('/'), step over it
 
   if (cSubP->port > 0)
     snprintf(url, sizeof(url), "%s://%s:%d/%s", cSubP->protocolString, cSubP->ip, cSubP->port, rest);
diff --git a/test/functionalTest/cases/0000_ngsild/ngsild_issue_1615-empty-url-for-notification.test b/test/functionalTest/cases/0000_ngsild/ngsild_issue_1615-empty-url-for-notification.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..affd43be07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functionalTest/cases/0000_ngsild/ngsild_issue_1615-empty-url-for-notification.test
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+# Copyright 2024 FIWARE Foundation e.V.
+#
+# This file is part of Orion-LD Context Broker.
+#
+# Orion-LD Context Broker is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Orion-LD Context Broker is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with Orion-LD Context Broker. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+#
+# For those usages not covered by this license please contact with
+# orionld at fiware dot org
+
+# VALGRIND_READY - to mark the test ready for valgrindTestSuite.sh
+
+--NAME--
+Crash with HTTPS Subscription with empty PATH in URL for the notification - issue #1615
+
+--SHELL-INIT--
+${SCRIPT_HOME}/httpsPrepare.sh --keyFileName /tmp/harnessTest.key --certFileName /tmp/harnessTest.pem
+dbInit CB
+dbInit CB x
+orionldStart CB -mongocOnly -multiservice
+accumulatorStart --pretty-print --https --key /tmp/harnessTest.key --cert /tmp/harnessTest.pem
+
+--SHELL--
+
+#
+# 01. Create an HTTPS subscription, according to issue #1516
+# 02. Create a matching entity urn:E1 of type WasteContainer
+# 03. Update the attribute 'name' - provoke a notification (the broker crashes here according to the issue)
+#
+# As the accumulator is unable to treat empty URL PATH, we cannot query the accumulator.
+# But, we can make sure the broker is still alive
+#
+# 04. Ping the broker to make sure it's still alive
+#
+
+echo "01. Create an HTTPS subscription, according to issue #1516"
+echo "=========================================================="
+payload='{
+  "description": "Notify me when name changes",
+  "type": "Subscription",
+  "entities": [{"type": "WasteContainer"}],
+  "watchedAttributes": ["name"],
+  "notification": {
+    "attributes": ["name"],
+    "format": "keyValues",
+    "endpoint": {
+      "uri": "https://127.0.0.1:'${LISTENER_PORT}'/"
+    }
+  },
+  "@context": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smart-data-models/dataModel.WasteManagement/master/context.jsonld"
+}'
+orionCurl --url /ngsi-ld/v1/subscriptions --payload "$payload" -H "NGSILD-Tenant: X" --in jsonld
+echo
+echo
+
+
+echo "02. Create a matching entity urn:E1 of type WasteContainer"
+echo "=========================================================="
+payload='{
+  "id": "urn:E1",
+  "type": "WasteContainer",
+  "name": "abc"
+}'
+orionCurl --url /ngsi-ld/v1/entities --payload "$payload"  -H "NGSILD-Tenant: X" -H 'Link: <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smart-data-models/dataModel.WasteManagement/master/context.jsonld>'
+echo
+echo
+
+
+echo "03. Update the attribute 'name' - provoke a notification (the broker crashes here according to the issue)"
+echo "========================================================================================================="
+payload='{
+  "type": "Property",
+  "value": "def"
+}'
+orionCurl --url /ngsi-ld/v1/entities/urn:E1/attrs/name --payload "$payload" -X PATCH -H "NGSILD-Tenant: X" -H 'Link: <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smart-data-models/dataModel.WasteManagement/master/context.jsonld>'
+echo
+echo
+
+
+echo "04. Ping the broker to make sure it's still alive"
+echo "================================================="
+orionCurl --url /ngsi-ld/ex/v1/version
+echo
+echo
+
+
+--REGEXPECT--
+01. Create an HTTPS subscription, according to issue #1516
+==========================================================
+HTTP/1.1 201 Created
+Content-Length: 0
+Date: REGEX(.*)
+Location: /ngsi-ld/v1/subscriptions/urn:ngsi-ld:subscription:REGEX(.*)
+NGSILD-Tenant: x
+
+
+
+02. Create a matching entity urn:E1 of type WasteContainer
+==========================================================
+HTTP/1.1 201 Created
+Content-Length: 0
+Date: REGEX(.*)
+Location: /ngsi-ld/v1/entities/urn:E1
+NGSILD-Tenant: x
+
+
+
+03. Update the attribute 'name' - provoke a notification (the broker crashes here according to the issue)
+=========================================================================================================
+HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
+Date: REGEX(.*)
+
+
+
+04. Ping the broker to make sure it's still alive
+=================================================
+HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+Content-Length: REGEX(.*)
+Content-Type: application/json
+Date: REGEX(.*)
+
+{
+    "Core Context": "https://uri.etsi.org/ngsi-ld/v1/ngsi-ld-core-contextREGEX(.*)",
+    "Next File Descriptor": REGEX(.*),
+    "Orion-LD version": "REGEX(.*)",
+    "based on orion": "REGEX(.*)",
+    "boost version": "REGEX(.*)",
+    "branch": "REGEX(.*)",
+    "bson version": "REGEX(.*)",
+    "cached subscriptions": 1,
+    "kalloc version": "REGEX(.*)",
+    "kbase version": "REGEX(.*)",
+    "khash version": "REGEX(.*)",
+    "kjson version": "REGEX(.*)",
+    "libcurl version": "REGEX(.*)",
+    "libuuid version": "UNKNOWN",
+    "microhttpd version": "REGEX(.*)",
+    "mongoc version": "REGEX(.*)",
+    "mongocpp version": "REGEX(.*)",
+    "mongodb server version": "REGEX(.*)",
+    "openssl version": "REGEX(.*)",
+    "rapidjson version": "REGEX(.*)"
+}
+
+
+--TEARDOWN--
+brokerStop CB
+dbDrop CB
+dbDrop CB x
+accumulatorStop
diff --git a/test/functionalTest/cases/0000_ngsild/ngsild_issue_1615.test b/test/functionalTest/cases/0000_ngsild/ngsild_issue_1615.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..542626eacd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functionalTest/cases/0000_ngsild/ngsild_issue_1615.test
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+# Copyright 2024 FIWARE Foundation e.V.
+#
+# This file is part of Orion-LD Context Broker.
+#
+# Orion-LD Context Broker is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Orion-LD Context Broker is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with Orion-LD Context Broker. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+#
+# For those usages not covered by this license please contact with
+# orionld at fiware dot org
+
+# VALGRIND_READY - to mark the test ready for valgrindTestSuite.sh
+
+--NAME--
+Crash with HTTPS Subscription - issue #1615
+
+--SHELL-INIT--
+${SCRIPT_HOME}/httpsPrepare.sh --keyFileName /tmp/harnessTest.key --certFileName /tmp/harnessTest.pem
+dbInit CB
+dbInit CB x
+orionldStart CB -mongocOnly -multiservice
+accumulatorStart --pretty-print --https --key /tmp/harnessTest.key --cert /tmp/harnessTest.pem
+
+--SHELL--
+
+#
+# 01. Create an HTTPS subscription, according to issue #1516
+# 02. Create a matching entity urn:E1 of type WasteContainer
+# 03. Update the attribute 'name' - provoke a notification (the broker crashes here according to the issue)
+# 04. Dump the accumulator, see two notifications
+#
+
+echo "01. Create an HTTPS subscription, according to issue #1516"
+echo "=========================================================="
+payload='{
+  "description": "Notify me when name changes",
+  "type": "Subscription",
+  "entities": [{"type": "WasteContainer"}],
+  "watchedAttributes": ["name"],
+  "notification": {
+    "attributes": ["name"],
+    "format": "keyValues",
+    "endpoint": {
+      "uri": "https://127.0.0.1:'${LISTENER_PORT}'/notify"
+    }
+  },
+  "@context": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smart-data-models/dataModel.WasteManagement/master/context.jsonld"
+}'
+orionCurl --url /ngsi-ld/v1/subscriptions --payload "$payload" -H "NGSILD-Tenant: X" --in jsonld
+echo
+echo
+
+
+echo "02. Create a matching entity urn:E1 of type WasteContainer"
+echo "=========================================================="
+payload='{
+  "id": "urn:E1",
+  "type": "WasteContainer",
+  "name": "abc"
+}'
+orionCurl --url /ngsi-ld/v1/entities --payload "$payload"  -H "NGSILD-Tenant: X" -H 'Link: <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smart-data-models/dataModel.WasteManagement/master/context.jsonld>'
+echo
+echo
+
+
+echo "03. Update the attribute 'name' - provoke a notification (the broker crashes here according to the issue)"
+echo "========================================================================================================="
+payload='{
+  "type": "Property",
+  "value": "def"
+}'
+orionCurl --url /ngsi-ld/v1/entities/urn:E1/attrs/name --payload "$payload" -X PATCH -H "NGSILD-Tenant: X" -H 'Link: <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smart-data-models/dataModel.WasteManagement/master/context.jsonld>'
+echo
+echo
+
+
+echo "04. Dump the accumulator, see two notifications"
+echo "==============================================="
+accumulatorDump IPV4 HTTPS
+echo
+echo
+
+
+--REGEXPECT--
+01. Create an HTTPS subscription, according to issue #1516
+==========================================================
+HTTP/1.1 201 Created
+Content-Length: 0
+Date: REGEX(.*)
+Location: /ngsi-ld/v1/subscriptions/urn:ngsi-ld:subscription:REGEX(.*)
+NGSILD-Tenant: x
+
+
+
+02. Create a matching entity urn:E1 of type WasteContainer
+==========================================================
+HTTP/1.1 201 Created
+Content-Length: 0
+Date: REGEX(.*)
+Location: /ngsi-ld/v1/entities/urn:E1
+NGSILD-Tenant: x
+
+
+
+03. Update the attribute 'name' - provoke a notification (the broker crashes here according to the issue)
+=========================================================================================================
+HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
+Date: REGEX(.*)
+
+
+
+04. Dump the accumulator, see two notifications
+===============================================
+POST https://REGEX(.*)/notify
+Content-Length: 275
+User-Agent: orionld/REGEX(.*)
+Host: REGEX(.*)
+Accept: application/json
+Ngsild-Tenant: x
+Content-Type: application/json
+Link: <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smart-data-models/dataModel.WasteManagement/master/context.jsonld>; rel="http://www.w3.org/ns/json-ld#context"; type="application/ld+json"
+Ngsild-Attribute-Format: Simplified
+
+{
+    "data": [
+        {
+            "id": "urn:E1",
+            "name": "abc",
+            "type": "WasteContainer"
+        }
+    ],
+    "id": "urn:ngsi-ld:Notification:REGEX(.*)",
+    "notifiedAt": "202REGEX(.*)Z",
+    "subscriptionId": "urn:ngsi-ld:subscription:REGEX(.*)",
+    "type": "Notification"
+}
+=======================================
+POST https://REGEX(.*)/notify
+Content-Length: 275
+User-Agent: orionld/REGEX(.*)
+Host: REGEX(.*)
+Accept: application/json
+Ngsild-Tenant: x
+Content-Type: application/json
+Link: <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smart-data-models/dataModel.WasteManagement/master/context.jsonld>; rel="http://www.w3.org/ns/json-ld#context"; type="application/ld+json"
+Ngsild-Attribute-Format: Simplified
+
+{
+    "data": [
+        {
+            "id": "urn:E1",
+            "name": "def",
+            "type": "WasteContainer"
+        }
+    ],
+    "id": "urn:ngsi-ld:Notification:REGEX(.*)",
+    "notifiedAt": "202REGEX(.*)Z",
+    "subscriptionId": "urn:ngsi-ld:subscription:REGEX(.*)",
+    "type": "Notification"
+}
+=======================================
+
+
+--TEARDOWN--
+brokerStop CB
+dbDrop CB
+dbDrop CB x
+accumulatorStop