diff --git a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/AppiumDriverLocalService.java b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/AppiumDriverLocalService.java
index cc1c77ad5..b1e24bbf3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/AppiumDriverLocalService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/AppiumDriverLocalService.java
@@ -94,10 +94,23 @@ public static AppiumDriverLocalService buildService(AppiumServiceBuilder builder
     }
 
     public AppiumDriverLocalService withBasePath(String basePath) {
-        this.basePath = basePath;
+        this.basePath = sanitizeBasePath(basePath);
         return this;
     }
 
+    @SneakyThrows private static String sanitizeBasePath(String basePath) {
+        if (null == basePath) {
+            LOG.warn("Base Path cannot be NULL -- ignoring the basepath configuration");
+            return null;
+        }
+        basePath = basePath.trim();
+        if (basePath.isBlank() || basePath.isEmpty()) {
+            LOG.warn("Base Path cannot be Empty or Blank -- ignoring the basepath configuration");
+            return null;
+        }
+        return (basePath.endsWith("/") ? basePath : basePath + "/");
+    }
+
     public String getBasePath() {
         return this.basePath;
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/ServerBuilderTest.java b/src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/ServerBuilderTest.java
index 7db741cdd..fd075e976 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/ServerBuilderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/ServerBuilderTest.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import static io.appium.java_client.service.local.AppiumServiceBuilder.APPIUM_PATH;
 import static io.appium.java_client.service.local.flags.GeneralServerFlag.CALLBACK_ADDRESS;
 import static io.appium.java_client.service.local.flags.GeneralServerFlag.SESSION_OVERRIDE;
+import static io.appium.java_client.service.local.flags.GeneralServerFlag.BASEPATH;
 import static io.github.bonigarcia.wdm.WebDriverManager.chromedriver;
 import static java.lang.System.getProperty;
 import static java.lang.System.setProperty;
@@ -312,4 +313,11 @@ public void checkAbilityToStartServiceWithLogFileUsingShortFlag() {
         service.start();
         assertTrue(testLogFile.exists());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void checkAbilityToStartServiceUsingBasePath() {
+        service = new AppiumServiceBuilder().withArgument(BASEPATH, "/wd/hub").build();
+        service.start();
+        assertTrue(service.isRunning());
+    }
 }