diff --git a/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/service/GenericDefectDojoService.java b/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/service/GenericDefectDojoService.java
index 6665f13..80d6070 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/service/GenericDefectDojoService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/service/GenericDefectDojoService.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public final T get(long id) {
     var restTemplate = this.getRestTemplate();
     HttpEntity<String> payload = new HttpEntity<>(getDefectDojoAuthorizationHeaders());
 
-    final var url = this.clientConfig.getUrl() + API_PREFIX + this.getUrlPath() + "/" + id;
+    final var url = createBaseUrl() + id;
     log.debug("Requesting URL: {}", url);
     ResponseEntity<T> response = restTemplate.exchange(
       url,
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public final T create(@NonNull T object) {
     var restTemplate = this.getRestTemplate();
     HttpEntity<T> payload = new HttpEntity<>(object, getDefectDojoAuthorizationHeaders());
 
-    ResponseEntity<T> response = restTemplate.exchange(this.clientConfig.getUrl() + API_PREFIX + getUrlPath() + "/", HttpMethod.POST, payload, getModelClass());
+    ResponseEntity<T> response = restTemplate.exchange(createBaseUrl(), HttpMethod.POST, payload, getModelClass());
     return response.getBody();
   }
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public final void delete(long id) {
     var restTemplate = this.getRestTemplate();
     HttpEntity<String> payload = new HttpEntity<>(getDefectDojoAuthorizationHeaders());
 
-    restTemplate.exchange(this.clientConfig.getUrl() + API_PREFIX + getUrlPath() + "/" + id + "/", HttpMethod.DELETE, payload, String.class);
+    restTemplate.exchange(createBaseUrl() + id + "/", HttpMethod.DELETE, payload, String.class);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public final T update(@NonNull T object, long id) {
     var restTemplate = this.getRestTemplate();
     HttpEntity<T> payload = new HttpEntity<>(object, getDefectDojoAuthorizationHeaders());
 
-    ResponseEntity<T> response = restTemplate.exchange(this.clientConfig.getUrl() + API_PREFIX + getUrlPath() + "/" + id + "/", HttpMethod.PUT, payload, getModelClass());
+    ResponseEntity<T> response = restTemplate.exchange(createBaseUrl() + id + "/", HttpMethod.PUT, payload, getModelClass());
     return response.getBody();
   }
   
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ public final T update(@NonNull T object, long id) {
    */
   protected abstract PaginatedResult<T> deserializeList(@NonNull String response);
 
+  private String createBaseUrl() {
+    return this.clientConfig.getUrl() + API_PREFIX + getUrlPath() + "/";
+  }
+
   /**
    * @return The DefectDojo Authentication Header
    */
@@ -211,7 +215,7 @@ protected PaginatedResult<T> internalSearch(Map<String, Object> queryParams, lon
       multiValueMap.set(entry.getKey(), String.valueOf(entry.getValue()));
     }
 
-    final var url = this.clientConfig.getUrl() + API_PREFIX + this.getUrlPath() + "/";
+    final var url = createBaseUrl();
     final UriComponentsBuilder builder;
     try {
       builder = UriComponentsBuilder