diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 4706359..15fa124 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const defaultOptions = require('./lib/default-options')
 const determineAsValue = require('./lib/determine-as-value')
 const doesChunkBelongToHTML = require('./lib/does-chunk-belong-to-html')
 const extractChunks = require('./lib/extract-chunks')
+const joinPaths = require('./lib/join-paths')
 
 class PreloadPlugin {
   constructor (options) {
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ class PreloadPlugin {
         ? webpackPublicPath : ''
       : webpackPublicPath || ''
     for (const file of sortedFilteredFiles) {
-      const href = `${publicPath}${file}`
+      const href = joinPaths(publicPath, file)
 
       const attributes = {
         href,
diff --git a/src/lib/join-paths.js b/src/lib/join-paths.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a1e538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/join-paths.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+function joinPaths (...segments) {
+  let joined = segments
+    .map((segment) => segment.replace(/^\/|\/$/g, ''))
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .join('/')
+
+  const first = segments[0]
+  const last = segments[segments.length - 1]
+
+  if (first[0] === '/') joined = `/${joined}`
+  if (last[last.length - 1] === '/') joined = `${joined}/`
+
+  return joined
+}
+
+module.exports = joinPaths
diff --git a/test/spec.js b/test/spec.js
index 685b631..9a7c371 100644
--- a/test/spec.js
+++ b/test/spec.js
@@ -133,6 +133,40 @@ module.exports = ({
       })
       compiler.outputFileSystem = fs
     })
+
+    it('should gracefully handle missing publicPath separators', function (done) {
+      const fs = new MemoryFileSystem()
+      const compiler = webpack({
+        entry: {
+          js: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'file.js')
+        },
+        output: {
+          path: OUTPUT_DIR,
+          filename: 'bundle.js',
+          chunkFilename: 'chunk.[chunkhash].js',
+          publicPath: '/a'
+        },
+        plugins: [
+          new HtmlWebpackPlugin(),
+          new PreloadPlugin()
+        ]
+      }, function (err, result) {
+        expect(err).toBeFalsy(err)
+        expect(result.compilation.errors.length).toBe(0,
+          result.compilation.errors.join('\n=========\n'))
+
+        const html = fs.readFileSync(path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, 'index.html'), 'utf-8')
+        const dom = new JSDOM(html)
+
+        const links = dom.window.document.head.querySelectorAll('link')
+        expect(links.length).toBe(1)
+        expect(links[0].getAttribute('rel')).toBe('preload')
+        expect(links[0].getAttribute('href')).toMatch(new RegExp('^/a/chunk\\.'))
+
+        done()
+      })
+      compiler.outputFileSystem = fs
+    })
   })
 
   describe(`${descriptionPrefix} When passed non-async chunks, it`, function () {