diff --git a/wire/core/PagesRequest.php b/wire/core/PagesRequest.php
index 04bbdd21..42b8f327 100644
--- a/wire/core/PagesRequest.php
+++ b/wire/core/PagesRequest.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * ~~~~~
  * #pw-body
  *
- * ProcessWire 3.x, Copyright 2022 by Ryan Cramer
+ * ProcessWire 3.x, Copyright 2023 by Ryan Cramer
  * https://processwire.com
  * 
  * @method Page|NullPage getPage()
@@ -301,15 +301,16 @@ class PagesRequest extends Wire {
 		
 		// populate request path to class as other methods will now use it
 		$this->setRequestPath($path);
-	
-		// determine if index.php is referenced in URL
-		if(stripos($this->dirtyUrl, 'index.php') !== false && stripos($path, 'index.php') === false) {
+
+		// determine if original URL had anything filtered out of path that will suggest a redirect
+		list($dirtyUrl,) = explode('?', "$this->dirtyUrl?", 2); // exclude query string
+		if(stripos($dirtyUrl, 'index.php') !== false && stripos($path, 'index.php') === false) {
 			// force pathFinder to detect a redirect condition without index.php
-			$path = rtrim($path, '/') . '/index.php';
-		} else if(strpos($this->dirtyUrl, '//') !== false) {
+			$dirtyUrl = strtolower(rtrim($dirtyUrl, '/'));
+			if(substr("/$dirtyUrl", -10) === '/index.php') $path = rtrim($path, '/') . '/index.php';
+		} else if(strpos($dirtyUrl, '//') !== false) {
 			// force pathFinder to detect redirect sans double slashes, /page/path// => /page/path/
-			list($dirtyUrl,) = explode('?', "$this->dirtyUrl?", 2); // exclude query string
-			if(strpos($dirtyUrl, '//') !== false) $path = rtrim($path, '/') . '//';
+			$path = rtrim($path, '/') . '//';
 		}
 		
 		// get info about requested path