diff --git a/classes/article.php b/classes/article.php
index 17a40ca4f..1d441dee2 100755
--- a/classes/article.php
+++ b/classes/article.php
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ class Article extends Handler_Protected {
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * @param int $id article id
 	 * @return array{'formatted': string, 'entries': array<int, array<string, mixed>>}
 	 */
 	static function _format_enclosures(int $id, bool $always_display_enclosures, string $article_content, bool $hide_images = false): array {
diff --git a/classes/config.php b/classes/config.php
index a4a42a60a..ab31bc860 100644
--- a/classes/config.php
+++ b/classes/config.php
@@ -448,13 +448,7 @@ class Config {
 
 	/** this returns Config::SELF_URL_PATH sans trailing slash */
 	static function get_self_url() : string {
-		$self_url_path = self::get(Config::SELF_URL_PATH);
-
-		if (substr($self_url_path, -1) === "/") {
-			return substr($self_url_path, 0, -1);
-		} else {
-			return $self_url_path;
-		}
+		return preg_replace("#/*$#", "", self::get(Config::SELF_URL_PATH));
 	}
 
 	static function is_server_https() : bool {
diff --git a/classes/plugin.php b/classes/plugin.php
index f47ab1882..d941a1616 100644
--- a/classes/plugin.php
+++ b/classes/plugin.php
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ abstract class Plugin {
 
 	/** Invoked for every enclosure entry as article is being rendered
 	 * @param array<string,string> $entry
-	 * @param int $id
+	 * @param int $id article id
 	 * @param array{'formatted': string, 'entries': array<int, array<string, mixed>>} $rv
 	 * @return array<string,string> ($entry)
 	 * @see PluginHost::HOOK_ENCLOSURE_ENTRY