diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8fd01b7f..9cf67d47 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Fixed
+
+* **fleet:** fix false "Update available" on remote nodes whose `api_url` has a trailing slash, causing `fetchRemoteMeta` to construct a double-slash URL that fails silently
+
 ## [0.41.1](https://github.com/AnsoCode/Sencho/compare/v0.41.0...v0.41.1) (2026-04-08)
 
 
diff --git a/backend/src/services/CapabilityRegistry.ts b/backend/src/services/CapabilityRegistry.ts
index 760d8245..1b06210d 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/CapabilityRegistry.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/CapabilityRegistry.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export function getActiveCapabilities(): readonly string[] {
 /** Fetch /api/meta from a remote Sencho instance. Returns empty data on failure. */
 export async function fetchRemoteMeta(baseUrl: string, apiToken: string): Promise<RemoteMeta> {
   try {
-    const res = await axios.get(`${baseUrl}/api/meta`, {
+    const res = await axios.get(`${baseUrl.replace(/\/$/, '')}/api/meta`, {
       headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${apiToken}` },
       timeout: 5000,
     });