diff --git a/aptly/publisher/__init__.py b/aptly/publisher/__init__.py
index ce7fb0b..6b4984b 100644
--- a/aptly/publisher/__init__.py
+++ b/aptly/publisher/__init__.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def __init__(self, client, distribution, timestamp=None, recreate=False, load=Fa
 
         self.name = '%s/%s' % (self.prefix or '.', self.distribution)
         self.full_name = "{}{}{}".format(self.storage+":" if self.storage else
-                                         "", self.prefix+"/" if self.prefix else
+                                         "/", self.prefix + "/" if self.prefix else
                                          "", self.distribution)
 
         if not timestamp: