diff --git a/lib/core/resolverFactory.js b/lib/core/resolverFactory.js
index 6add1304..f2568951 100644
--- a/lib/core/resolverFactory.js
+++ b/lib/core/resolverFactory.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function getConstructor(source, config, registryClient) {
     // If source is ./ or ../ or an absolute path
     absolutePath = path.resolve(config.cwd, source);
 
-    if (/^\.\.?[\/\\]/.test(source) || /^~\//.test(source) || path.normalize(source) === absolutePath) {
+    if (/^\.\.?[\/\\]/.test(source) || /^~\//.test(source) || path.normalize(source).replace(/[\/\\]+$/, '') === absolutePath) {
         promise = Q.nfcall(fs.stat, path.join(absolutePath, '.git'))
         .then(function (stats) {
             if (stats.isDirectory()) {
diff --git a/test/core/resolverFactory.js b/test/core/resolverFactory.js
index 54d05589..0f953fc3 100644
--- a/test/core/resolverFactory.js
+++ b/test/core/resolverFactory.js
@@ -303,6 +303,11 @@ describe('resolverFactory', function () {
         temp = path.resolve(__dirname, '../assets/package-a');
         endpoints[temp] = temp;
 
+        // Absolute path that ends with a /
+        // See: https://github.com/bower/bower/issues/898
+        temp = path.resolve(__dirname, '../assets/package-a') + '/';
+        endpoints[temp] = temp;
+
         // Relative path
         endpoints[__dirname + '/../assets/package-a'] = temp;