diff --git a/middlewares/cmsContent.ts b/middlewares/cmsContent.ts
index a5615f3b2..166098679 100644
--- a/middlewares/cmsContent.ts
+++ b/middlewares/cmsContent.ts
@@ -26,14 +26,15 @@ export const middleware: NextMiddleware = async (request) => {
     ? contentTypePathName.replace("/preview", "")
     : contentTypePathName
 
-  let { contentType, uid } = await getUidAndContentTypeByPath(incomingPathName)
+  let { contentType, uid } = await getUidAndContentTypeByPath(
+    pathWithoutTrailingSlash
+  )
 
   const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(request.nextUrl.searchParams)
 
   if (!contentType || !uid) {
     // Routes to subpages we need to check if the parent of the incomingPathName exists.
     // Then we considered the incomingPathName to be a subpage. These subpages do not live in the CMS.
-
     const incomingPathNameParts = incomingPathName.split("/")
 
     // If the incomingPathName has 2 or more parts, it could possibly be a subpage.