diff --git a/laravel/uri.php b/laravel/uri.php
index 8aab36c4..56983c22 100644
--- a/laravel/uri.php
+++ b/laravel/uri.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ protected static function format($uri)
 			$uri = static::remove($uri, $index);
 		}
 
-		return (($uri = trim($uri, '/')) !== '') ? $uri : '/';
+		return trim($uri, '/') ?: '/';
 	}
 
 	/**