diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/remote/StandardRemoteProcessGroup.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/remote/StandardRemoteProcessGroup.java
index 27b6da2c87..5fd0f1a8e4 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/remote/StandardRemoteProcessGroup.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/remote/StandardRemoteProcessGroup.java
@@ -146,14 +146,17 @@ public class StandardRemoteProcessGroup implements RemoteProcessGroup {
         this.flowController = requireNonNull(flowController);
         final URI uri;
         try {
-            uri = new URI(requireNonNull(targetUri));
+            uri = new URI(requireNonNull(targetUri.trim()));
 
             // Trim the trailing /
             String uriPath = uri.getPath();
-            if (uriPath.endsWith("/")) {
+            if (uriPath == null || uriPath.equals("/") || uriPath.trim().isEmpty()) {
+                uriPath = "/nifi";
+            } else if (uriPath.endsWith("/")) {
                 uriPath = uriPath.substring(0, uriPath.length() - 1);
             }
-            final String apiPath = uri.getScheme() + "://" + uri.getHost() + ":" + uri.getPort() + uriPath + "-api";
+
+            final String apiPath = uri.getScheme() + "://" + uri.getHost() + ":" + uri.getPort() + uriPath.trim() + "-api";
             apiUri = new URI(apiPath);
         } catch (final URISyntaxException e) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(e);
@@ -856,7 +859,7 @@ public class StandardRemoteProcessGroup implements RemoteProcessGroup {
                     writeLock.unlock();
                 }
 
-                throw new CommunicationsException("Unable to communicate with Remote NiFi at URI " + apiUri + " due to: " + e.getMessage());
+                throw new CommunicationsException("Unable to communicate with Remote NiFi at URI " + getApiUri() + " due to: " + e.getMessage());
             }
 
             writeLock.lock();
@@ -927,12 +930,16 @@ public class StandardRemoteProcessGroup implements RemoteProcessGroup {
 
     private SiteToSiteRestApiClient getSiteToSiteRestApiClient() {
         SiteToSiteRestApiClient apiClient = new SiteToSiteRestApiClient(sslContext, new HttpProxy(proxyHost, proxyPort, proxyUser, proxyPassword));
-        apiClient.setBaseUrl(apiUri.toString());
+        apiClient.setBaseUrl(getApiUri());
         apiClient.setConnectTimeoutMillis(getCommunicationsTimeout(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
         apiClient.setReadTimeoutMillis(getCommunicationsTimeout(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
         return apiClient;
     }
 
+    protected String getApiUri() {
+        return apiUri.toString();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Converts a set of ports into a set of remote process group ports.
      *
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/remote/TestStandardRemoteProcessGroup.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/remote/TestStandardRemoteProcessGroup.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69d38e9239
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/remote/TestStandardRemoteProcessGroup.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.nifi.remote;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import org.apache.nifi.controller.FlowController;
+import org.apache.nifi.groups.ProcessGroup;
+import org.apache.nifi.util.NiFiProperties;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
+
+public class TestStandardRemoteProcessGroup {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testApiUri() {
+        final NiFiProperties properties = Mockito.mock(NiFiProperties.class);
+        final FlowController controller = Mockito.mock(FlowController.class);
+        final ProcessGroup group = Mockito.mock(ProcessGroup.class);
+
+        final String expectedUri = "http://localhost:8080/nifi-api";
+        StandardRemoteProcessGroup rpg = new StandardRemoteProcessGroup("id", "http://localhost:8080/nifi", group, controller, null, properties);
+        assertEquals(expectedUri, rpg.getApiUri());
+
+        rpg = new StandardRemoteProcessGroup("id", "http://localhost:8080/nifi/", group, controller, null, properties);
+        assertEquals(expectedUri, rpg.getApiUri());
+
+        rpg = new StandardRemoteProcessGroup("id", "http://localhost:8080/nifi/ ", group, controller, null, properties);
+        assertEquals(expectedUri, rpg.getApiUri());
+
+        rpg = new StandardRemoteProcessGroup("id", " http://localhost:8080/nifi/ ", group, controller, null, properties);
+        assertEquals(expectedUri, rpg.getApiUri());
+
+        rpg = new StandardRemoteProcessGroup("id", "http://localhost:8080/", group, controller, null, properties);
+        assertEquals(expectedUri, rpg.getApiUri());
+
+        rpg = new StandardRemoteProcessGroup("id", "http://localhost:8080", group, controller, null, properties);
+        assertEquals(expectedUri, rpg.getApiUri());
+
+        rpg = new StandardRemoteProcessGroup("id", "http://localhost:8080 ", group, controller, null, properties);
+        assertEquals(expectedUri, rpg.getApiUri());
+    }
+
+}