diff --git a/src/zutil/net/ws/WSMethodDef.java b/src/zutil/net/ws/WSMethodDef.java
index b279fbd..942b6dd 100755
--- a/src/zutil/net/ws/WSMethodDef.java
+++ b/src/zutil/net/ws/WSMethodDef.java
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ public class WSMethodDef {
         else
             path = name;
 
-        if (path.startsWith("/"))
-            path = path.substring(1);
+        if (!path.startsWith("/"))
+            path = '/' + path;
 
         // ------------------------------------------------
         // Handle inputs
@@ -191,10 +191,17 @@ public class WSMethodDef {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return the path to the WS method endpoint
+     * @return the relative path to the WS method endpoint
      */
     public String getPath() {
-        return wsDef.getPath() + "/" + path;
+        return path;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the path to the WS method endpoint
+     */
+    public String getAbsolutePath() {
+        return wsDef.getPath() + path;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/zutil/net/ws/soap/SOAPHttpPage.java b/src/zutil/net/ws/soap/SOAPHttpPage.java
index 3c2d3ea..d8a5e58 100755
--- a/src/zutil/net/ws/soap/SOAPHttpPage.java
+++ b/src/zutil/net/ws/soap/SOAPHttpPage.java
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ public class SOAPHttpPage implements HttpPage{
                 // generate response XML
                 if (outputParamDefs.size() > 0) {
                     Element response = responseRoot.addElement("");
-                    response.addNamespace("m", methodDef.getPath() );
+                    response.addNamespace("m", methodDef.getAbsolutePath() );
                     response.setName("m:" + methodDef.getName() + "Response");
 
                     if (outputParams instanceof WSReturnObject) {
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ public class SOAPHttpPage implements HttpPage{
                 }
             }
             else {
-                throw new NoSuchMethodException("Unable to find method: "+e.getQName().getName()+"!");
+                throw new NoSuchMethodException("Unable to find method: " + e.getQName().getName() + "!");
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/zutil/net/ws/wsdl/WSDLServiceSOAP.java b/src/zutil/net/ws/wsdl/WSDLServiceSOAP.java
index cf9a906..25787e0 100644
--- a/src/zutil/net/ws/wsdl/WSDLServiceSOAP.java
+++ b/src/zutil/net/ws/wsdl/WSDLServiceSOAP.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import org.dom4j.Element;
 import zutil.net.ws.WSMethodDef;
 
 /**
- * User: Ziver
+ * A SOAP service generator for WSDL specification
  */
 public class WSDLServiceSOAP extends WSDLService{
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class WSDLServiceSOAP extends WSDLService{
 
         // definitions -> binding -> operation -> soap:operation
         Element soap_operation = operation.addElement("soap:operation");
-        soap_operation.addAttribute("soapAction", method.getPath());
+        soap_operation.addAttribute("soapAction", method.getAbsolutePath());
 
         // ------------------------------------------------
         // Input
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class WSDLServiceSOAP extends WSDLService{
         // definitions -> binding -> operation -> input -> body
         Element input_body = input.addElement("soap:body");
         input_body.addAttribute("use", "literal");
-        input_body.addAttribute("namespace", method.getPath());
+        input_body.addAttribute("namespace", method.getAbsolutePath());
 
         // ------------------------------------------------
         // Output
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class WSDLServiceSOAP extends WSDLService{
             // definitions -> binding -> operation -> input -> body
             Element output_body = output.addElement("soap:body");
             output_body.addAttribute("use", "literal");
-            output_body.addAttribute("namespace", method.getPath());
+            output_body.addAttribute("namespace", method.getAbsolutePath());
         }
     }
 }