diff --git a/src/main/java/com/swisscom/aem/tools/impl/hops/MoveNode.java b/src/main/java/com/swisscom/aem/tools/impl/hops/MoveNode.java
index 1755bc7..6aeb7a0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/swisscom/aem/tools/impl/hops/MoveNode.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/swisscom/aem/tools/impl/hops/MoveNode.java
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ public void run(Config config, Node node, HopContext context) throws RepositoryE
 			return;
 		}
 
-		final String absolutePath = descriptor.getParent().getPath() + '/' + descriptor.getNewChildName();
+		final Node effectiveParent = descriptor.getParent();
+		final String absolutePath = StringUtils.stripEnd(effectiveParent.getPath(), "/") + '/' + descriptor.getNewChildName();
 		context.info("Moving node from {} to {}", node.getPath(), absolutePath);
 
 		node.getSession().move(node.getPath(), absolutePath);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/swisscom/aem/tools/impl/hops/CreateChildNodeTest.java b/src/test/java/com/swisscom/aem/tools/impl/hops/CreateChildNodeTest.java
index 4a9f60b..3ea001b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/swisscom/aem/tools/impl/hops/CreateChildNodeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/swisscom/aem/tools/impl/hops/CreateChildNodeTest.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 class CreateChildNodeTest {
 
 	public final AemContext context = new JcrOakAemContext();
-
 	private RunnerBuilder builder;
 	private Session session;