diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/Github.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/Github.node.ts
index 699d157394..5b31d53db6 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/Github.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/Github.node.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
 	validateJSON,
 } from './GenericFunctions';
 import { getRefs, getRepositories, getUsers, getWorkflows } from './SearchFunctions';
+import { removeTrailingSlash } from '../../utils/utilities';
 import { defaultWebhookDescription } from '../Webhook/description';
 
 export class Github implements INodeType {
@@ -2250,7 +2251,7 @@ export class Github implements INodeType {
 
 						requestMethod = 'PUT';
 
-						const filePath = this.getNodeParameter('filePath', i);
+						const filePath = removeTrailingSlash(this.getNodeParameter('filePath', i));
 
 						const additionalParameters = this.getNodeParameter(
 							'additionalParameters',
@@ -2326,7 +2327,7 @@ export class Github implements INodeType {
 							body.branch = (additionalParameters.branch as IDataObject).branch;
 						}
 
-						const filePath = this.getNodeParameter('filePath', i);
+						const filePath = removeTrailingSlash(this.getNodeParameter('filePath', i));
 						body.message = this.getNodeParameter('commitMessage', i) as string;
 
 						body.sha = await getFileSha.call(
@@ -2341,7 +2342,7 @@ export class Github implements INodeType {
 					} else if (operation === 'get') {
 						requestMethod = 'GET';
 
-						const filePath = this.getNodeParameter('filePath', i);
+						const filePath = removeTrailingSlash(this.getNodeParameter('filePath', i));
 						const additionalParameters = this.getNodeParameter(
 							'additionalParameters',
 							i,
@@ -2354,7 +2355,7 @@ export class Github implements INodeType {
 						endpoint = `/repos/${owner}/${repository}/contents/${encodeURIComponent(filePath)}`;
 					} else if (operation === 'list') {
 						requestMethod = 'GET';
-						const filePath = this.getNodeParameter('filePath', i);
+						const filePath = removeTrailingSlash(this.getNodeParameter('filePath', i));
 						endpoint = `/repos/${owner}/${repository}/contents/${encodeURIComponent(filePath)}`;
 					}
 				} else if (resource === 'issue') {
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/__tests__/node/Github.node.test.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/__tests__/node/Github.node.test.ts
index 7eb32dfd87..bde4d5d978 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/__tests__/node/Github.node.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/__tests__/node/Github.node.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { NodeTestHarness } from '@nodes-testing/node-test-harness';
 import { NodeApiError, NodeOperationError } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import nock from 'nock';
 
+import * as utilities from '../../../../utils/utilities';
 import { Github } from '../../Github.node';
 
 describe('Test Github Node', () => {
@@ -62,6 +63,73 @@ describe('Test Github Node', () => {
 			jest.useFakeTimers({ doNotFake: ['nextTick'], now });
 		});
 
+		describe('removeTrailingSlash Function', () => {
+			let githubNode: Github;
+			let mockExecutionContext: any;
+
+			beforeEach(() => {
+				githubNode = new Github();
+				mockExecutionContext = {
+					getNode: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({ name: 'Github' }),
+					getNodeParameter: jest.fn(),
+					getInputData: jest.fn().mockReturnValue([{ json: {} }]),
+					continueOnFail: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
+					getCredentials: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+						server: 'https://api.github.com',
+						user: 'test',
+						accessToken: 'test',
+					}),
+					helpers: {
+						returnJsonArray: jest.fn().mockReturnValue([{ json: {} }]),
+						requestWithAuthentication: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
+						constructExecutionMetaData: jest.fn().mockReturnValue([{ json: {} }]),
+					},
+				};
+
+				jest.spyOn(utilities, 'removeTrailingSlash');
+				jest.mock('../../../../utils/utilities', () => ({
+					...jest.requireActual('../../../../utils/utilities'),
+					getFileSha: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue('mockedSHA'),
+				}));
+			});
+
+			it('should call remove trailing slash', async () => {
+				mockExecutionContext.getNodeParameter.mockImplementation((parameterName: string) => {
+					if (parameterName === 'operation') {
+						return 'list';
+					}
+					if (parameterName === 'resource') {
+						return 'file';
+					}
+					if (parameterName === 'filePath') {
+						return 'path/to/file/';
+					}
+					if (parameterName === 'owner') {
+						return 'me';
+					}
+					if (parameterName === 'repository') {
+						return 'repo';
+					}
+					return '';
+				});
+
+				await githubNode.execute.call(mockExecutionContext);
+
+				expect(utilities.removeTrailingSlash).toHaveBeenCalledWith('path/to/file/');
+				expect(mockExecutionContext.helpers.requestWithAuthentication).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+					'githubOAuth2Api',
+					{
+						body: {},
+						headers: { 'User-Agent': 'n8n' },
+						json: true,
+						method: 'GET',
+						qs: {},
+						uri: 'https://api.github.com/repos/me/repo/contents/path%2Fto%2Ffile',
+					},
+				);
+			});
+		});
+
 		beforeEach(async () => {
 			const baseUrl = 'https://api.github.com';
 			nock(baseUrl)
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Strapi/GenericFunctions.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Strapi/GenericFunctions.ts
index b687766037..3182f869e1 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Strapi/GenericFunctions.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Strapi/GenericFunctions.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,7 @@ import type {
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { NodeApiError } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
-export const removeTrailingSlash = (url: string) => {
-	if (url.endsWith('/')) {
-		return url.slice(0, -1);
-	}
-	return url;
-};
+import { removeTrailingSlash } from '../../utils/utilities';
 
 export async function strapiApiRequest(
 	this: IExecuteFunctions | ILoadOptionsFunctions | IHookFunctions | IWebhookFunctions,
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Strapi/Strapi.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Strapi/Strapi.node.ts
index 565975ef19..fea4ce72c2 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Strapi/Strapi.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Strapi/Strapi.node.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ import { NodeConnectionTypes, NodeOperationError } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { entryFields, entryOperations } from './EntryDescription';
 import {
 	getToken,
-	removeTrailingSlash,
 	strapiApiRequest,
 	strapiApiRequestAllItems,
 	validateJSON,
 } from './GenericFunctions';
+import { removeTrailingSlash } from '../../utils/utilities';
 
 export class Strapi implements INodeType {
 	description: INodeTypeDescription = {
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/utils/__tests__/utilities.test.ts b/packages/nodes-base/utils/__tests__/utilities.test.ts
index a30552f6f5..af55106344 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/utils/__tests__/utilities.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/utils/__tests__/utilities.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 	fuzzyCompare,
 	getResolvables,
 	keysToLowercase,
+	removeTrailingSlash,
 	shuffleArray,
 	sortItemKeysByPriorityList,
 	wrapData,
@@ -312,3 +313,13 @@ describe('sortItemKeysByPriorityList', () => {
 		expect(Object.keys(result[0].json)).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'd']);
 	});
 });
+
+describe('removeTrailingSlash', () => {
+	it('removes trailing slash', () => {
+		expect(removeTrailingSlash('https://example.com/')).toBe('https://example.com');
+	});
+
+	it('does not change a URL without trailing slash', () => {
+		expect(removeTrailingSlash('https://example.com')).toBe('https://example.com');
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/utils/utilities.ts b/packages/nodes-base/utils/utilities.ts
index 2b3d68e2e7..6084f9c14b 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/utils/utilities.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/utils/utilities.ts
@@ -472,3 +472,10 @@ export function createUtmCampaignLink(nodeType: string, instanceId?: string) {
 		nodeType,
 	)}${instanceId ? '_' + instanceId : ''}`;
 }
+
+export const removeTrailingSlash = (url: string) => {
+	if (url.endsWith('/')) {
+		return url.slice(0, -1);
+	}
+	return url;
+};