diff --git a/src/charm.py b/src/charm.py
index 7e6c9c71..5ad75c6c 100755
--- a/src/charm.py
+++ b/src/charm.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args: typing.Any) -> None:
             charm=self,
             relation_name=INGRESS_INTEGRATION_NAME,
             port=synapse.SYNAPSE_NGINX_PORT,
+            strip_prefix=True,
         )
         self._observability = Observability(self)
         self._mjolnir = Mjolnir(self, token_service=self.token_service)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_charm.py b/tests/unit/test_charm.py
index 31830cf4..057a37a0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_charm.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_charm.py
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ def test_traefik_integration(harness: Harness) -> None:
         "model": f'"{model_name}"',
         "name": f'"{app_name}"',
         "port": str(synapse.SYNAPSE_NGINX_PORT),
+        "strip-prefix": "true",
     }