diff --git a/python-lib/dku_utils.py b/python-lib/dku_utils.py
index a24cbde..692300a 100644
--- a/python-lib/dku_utils.py
+++ b/python-lib/dku_utils.py
@@ -306,3 +306,16 @@ def get_user_secrets(configuration):
             user_secrets[secret.get("key")] = secret.get("value")
         return user_secrets
     return {}
+
+
+def join_url(base_url, segment):
+    # urllib.parse.urljoin can't be used here:
+    # urllib.parse.urljoin("https://services.odata.org/V3/Northwind/Northwind.svc", "Order_Details?$skiptoken=10436,75")
+    # -> https://services.odata.org/V3/Northwind/Order_Details?$skiptoken=10436,75 -> 404
+    base_url = base_url or ""
+    base_url = base_url.strip("/")
+    segments = [base_url]
+    if segment:
+        segment = segment.lstrip("/")
+        segments.append(segment)
+    return "/".join(segments)
diff --git a/python-lib/pagination.py b/python-lib/pagination.py
index 84467fe..252c6b6 100644
--- a/python-lib/pagination.py
+++ b/python-lib/pagination.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from safe_logger import SafeLogger
-from dku_utils import get_value_from_path, extract_key_using_json_path
+from dku_utils import get_value_from_path, extract_key_using_json_path, join_url
 
 
 logger = SafeLogger("api-connect plugin Pagination")
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def update_next_page_link(self, data, response_links=None):
         if self.next_page_key:
             next_page_path = extract_key_using_json_path(data, self.next_page_key)
             if self.next_page_url_base and next_page_path:
-                self.next_page_url = "/".join([self.next_page_url_base, next_page_path])
+                self.next_page_url = join_url(self.next_page_url_base, next_page_path)
             else:
                 self.next_page_url = next_page_path
             logger.info("update_next_page_link:next_page_url_base={}, next_page_path={}, next_page_url={}".format(
diff --git a/tests/python/unit/test_common.py b/tests/python/unit/test_common.py
index 0630771..ddc6e6f 100644
--- a/tests/python/unit/test_common.py
+++ b/tests/python/unit/test_common.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from dku_utils import template_dict
+from dku_utils import template_dict, join_url
 import pytest
 
 
@@ -32,3 +32,17 @@ def setup_class(self):
     def test_template_dict(self):
         endpoint = template_dict(self.template, **self.kwargs)
         assert endpoint == self.endpoint_ok
+
+    def test_join_url(self):
+        assert "https://bla.com/bla/bli" == join_url("https://bla.com", "bla/bli")
+        assert "https://bla.com/bla/bli" == join_url("https://bla.com/", "bla/bli")
+        assert "https://bla.com/bla/bli" == join_url("https://bla.com/", "/bla/bli")
+        assert "https://bla.com/bla/bli" == join_url("https://bla.com/", "bla/bli")
+        assert "https://bla.com/bla/bli/" == join_url("https://bla.com", "bla/bli/")
+        assert "https://bla.com/bla/bli/" == join_url("https://bla.com/", "bla/bli/")
+        assert "https://bla.com/bla/bli/" == join_url("https://bla.com/", "/bla/bli/")
+        assert "https://bla.com/bla/bli/" == join_url("https://bla.com/", "bla/bli/")
+        assert "https://bla.com" == join_url("https://bla.com/", "")
+        assert "https://bla.com" == join_url("https://bla.com/", None)
+        assert "https://bla.com" == join_url("https://bla.com", "")
+        assert "https://bla.com" == join_url("https://bla.com", None)