diff --git a/app/models/r_template.rb b/app/models/r_template.rb
index deb22bf..538f589 100644
--- a/app/models/r_template.rb
+++ b/app/models/r_template.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ class RTemplate
   include OrbitCategory::Categorizable
   include Slug
   
+  before_validation :sanitize_git_url
 
+  def sanitize_git_url
+    return if self.git_url.blank?
+    self.git_url = self.git_url.strip.gsub(/(\.git|\/)+\z/, '')
+  end
+  
   field :title, as: :slug_title, :localize => true
   field :description, :localize => true
   field :price, :type => Integer