diff --git a/lib/init.c b/lib/init.c
index 278e20d..a534c3b 100644
--- a/lib/init.c
+++ b/lib/init.c
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ iscsi_parse_full_url(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *url)
 	}
 	memset(iscsi_url, 0, sizeof(struct iscsi_url));
 
+    
+
 	strncpy(iscsi_url->portal,portal,MAX_STRING_SIZE);
 	strncpy(iscsi_url->target,target,MAX_STRING_SIZE);
 
@@ -437,6 +439,9 @@ iscsi_parse_portal_url(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *url)
 		}
 	}
 
+    tmp=strchr(portal,'/');
+    if (tmp) *tmp=0;
+
 	iscsi_url = malloc(sizeof(struct iscsi_url));
 	if (iscsi_url == NULL) {
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Out-of-memory: Failed to allocate iscsi_url structure");