diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/SimpleDep.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/SimpleDep.kt
index cd4ba5fc..5f544674 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/SimpleDep.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/SimpleDep.kt
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ open class SimpleDep(open val mavenId: MavenId) : UnversionedDep(mavenId.groupId
     val version: String get() = mavenId.version!!
 
     private fun toFile(version: Version, suffix: String): String {
+        val dir = toDirectory(version.version, false, trailingSlash = false)
         val list =
-                if (version.snapshotTimestamp != null) {
-                    listOf(toDirectory(version.version, false),
-                            artifactId + "-" + version.noSnapshotVersion + "-" + version.snapshotTimestamp + suffix)
-                } else {
-                    listOf(toDirectory(version.version, false), artifactId + "-" + version.version + suffix)
-                }
-        return list.joinToString("/")
+            if (version.snapshotTimestamp != null) {
+                listOf(dir, artifactId + "-" + version.noSnapshotVersion + "-" + version.snapshotTimestamp + suffix)
+            } else {
+                listOf(dir, artifactId + "-" + version.version + suffix)
+            }
+        return list.joinToString("/").replace("//", "/")
     }
 
     fun toPomFile(v: String) = toFile(Version.of(v), ".pom")
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ open class SimpleDep(open val mavenId: MavenId) : UnversionedDep(mavenId.groupId
 
     fun toJarFile(v: String = version) = toFile(Version.of(v), suffix)
 
-    fun toJarFile(v: Version) = toFile(v, suffix)
-
     fun toPomFileName() = "$artifactId-$version.pom"
 
     fun toJarFile(r: RepoFinder.RepoResult) = toFile(r.snapshotVersion ?: r.version!!, suffix)
diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/UnversionedDep.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/UnversionedDep.kt
index ed76b1d3..e573bdb7 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/UnversionedDep.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/UnversionedDep.kt
@@ -19,13 +19,12 @@ open class UnversionedDep(open val groupId: String, open val artifactId: String)
 
     /**
      * Turn this dependency to a directory. If fileSystem is true, use the file system
-     * dependent path separator, otherwise, use '/' (used to create URL's). The returned
-     * string always ends with the path separator.
+     * dependent path separator, otherwise, use '/' (used to create URL's).
      */
-    fun toDirectory(v: String, fileSystem: Boolean = true): String {
+    fun toDirectory(v: String, fileSystem: Boolean = true, trailingSlash: Boolean = true): String {
         val sep = if (fileSystem) File.separator else "/"
         val l = listOf(groupId.replace(".", sep), artifactId, v)
         val result = Strings.Companion.join(sep, l)
-        return if (result.endsWith(sep)) result else result + sep
+        return if (trailingSlash && ! result.endsWith(sep)) result + sep else result
     }
 }