diff --git a/nomad/vault.go b/nomad/vault.go
index 19f533bce..93624b932 100644
--- a/nomad/vault.go
+++ b/nomad/vault.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const (
 
 	// vaultCapabilitiesLookupPath is the path to lookup the capabilities of
 	// ones token.
-	vaultCapabilitiesLookupPath = "/sys/capabilities-self"
+	vaultCapabilitiesLookupPath = "sys/capabilities-self"
 
 	// vaultTokenRenewPath is the path used to renew our token
 	vaultTokenRenewPath = "auth/token/renew-self"
diff --git a/website/source/data/vault/nomad-server-policy.hcl b/website/source/data/vault/nomad-server-policy.hcl
index ddbd10979..959438c15 100644
--- a/website/source/data/vault/nomad-server-policy.hcl
+++ b/website/source/data/vault/nomad-server-policy.hcl
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ path "auth/token/revoke-accessor" {
 
 # Allow checking the capabilities of our own token. This is used to validate the
 # token upon startup.
-path "/sys/capabilities-self" {
+path "sys/capabilities-self" {
   capabilities = ["update"]
 }
 
diff --git a/website/source/docs/vault-integration/index.html.md b/website/source/docs/vault-integration/index.html.md
index 2e5e71a66..90c25f3b9 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/vault-integration/index.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/vault-integration/index.html.md
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ path "auth/token/revoke-accessor" {
 
 # Allow checking the capabilities of our own token. This is used to validate the
 # token upon startup.
-path "/sys/capabilities-self" {
+path "sys/capabilities-self" {
   capabilities = ["update"]
 }