diff --git a/glanceclient/v2/images.py b/glanceclient/v2/images.py
index cb57143c..53b65ef3 100644
--- a/glanceclient/v2/images.py
+++ b/glanceclient/v2/images.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class Controller(object):
 
     def delete(self, image_id):
         """Delete an image."""
-        self.http_client.json_request('DELETE', 'v2/images/%s' % image_id)
+        self.http_client.json_request('DELETE', '/v2/images/%s' % image_id)
 
     def create(self, **kwargs):
         """Create an image."""
diff --git a/tests/v2/test_images.py b/tests/v2/test_images.py
index 149e096b..eeabb881 100644
--- a/tests/v2/test_images.py
+++ b/tests/v2/test_images.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ fixtures = {
             },
         ),
     },
-    'v2/images/87b634c1-f893-33c9-28a9-e5673c99239a': {
+    '/v2/images/87b634c1-f893-33c9-28a9-e5673c99239a': {
         'DELETE': (
             {},
             {
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ class TestController(testtools.TestCase):
         self.controller.delete('87b634c1-f893-33c9-28a9-e5673c99239a')
         expect = [
             ('DELETE',
-                'v2/images/87b634c1-f893-33c9-28a9-e5673c99239a',
+                '/v2/images/87b634c1-f893-33c9-28a9-e5673c99239a',
                 {},
                 None)]
         self.assertEqual(expect, self.api.calls)