diff --git a/marathon.go b/marathon.go
index 4fec90691..16aaed3c7 100644
--- a/marathon.go
+++ b/marathon.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var MarathonFuncMap = template.FuncMap{
 				return value
 			}
 		}
-		return strings.TrimPrefix(application.ID, "/")
+		return application.ID
 	},
 	"replace": func(s1 string, s2 string, s3 string) string {
 		return strings.Replace(s3, s1, s2, -1)
diff --git a/marathon.tmpl b/marathon.tmpl
index f59000417..e58998bf2 100644
--- a/marathon.tmpl
+++ b/marathon.tmpl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 [routes]{{range .Applications}}
   [routes.route{{.ID | replace "/" "-"}}]
   backend = "backend{{.ID | replace "/" "-"}}"
-    [routes.route-{{getHost .}}.rules.rule-host-{{getHost .}}]
+    [routes.route-{{getHost . | replace "/" "-"}}.rules.rule-host-{{getHost . | replace "/" "-"}}]
     category = "Host"
-    value = "{{getHost .}}.{{$.Domain}}"
+    value = "{{getHost . | replace "/" "-"}}.{{$.Domain}}"
 {{end}}
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