diff --git a/lib/utils/SpecManager.ts b/lib/utils/SpecManager.ts
index 886d5f54..32149e9c 100644
--- a/lib/utils/SpecManager.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/SpecManager.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ export class SpecManager {
     }
 
     let host = this._schema.host || urlParts.host;
-    this.apiUrl = protocol + '://' + host + this._schema.basePath;
+    let basePath = this._schema.basePath || '/';
+    this.apiUrl = protocol + '://' + host + basePath;
     if (this.apiUrl.endsWith('/')) {
       this.apiUrl = this.apiUrl.substr(0, this.apiUrl.length - 1);
     }
diff --git a/tests/schemas/api-info-test.json b/tests/schemas/api-info-test.json
index 946f9f29..a7e03f7b 100644
--- a/tests/schemas/api-info-test.json
+++ b/tests/schemas/api-info-test.json
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     }
   },
   "host": "petstore.swagger.io",
-  "basePath": "/v2/",
   "schemes": ["http"],
   "paths": {
     "/pet": {