diff --git a/test/test_unit_repository_svn.py b/test/test_unit_repository_svn.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 41b173bf3..d9309df7f
--- a/test/test_unit_repository_svn.py
+++ b/test/test_unit_repository_svn.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def setUp(self):
         self._name = 'component'
         rdata = {ExternalsDescription.PROTOCOL: 'svn',
                  ExternalsDescription.REPO_URL:
-                     'https://svn-ccsm-models.cgd.ucar.edu/',
+                     'https://svn-ccsm-models.cgd.ucar.edu',
                  ExternalsDescription.TAG:
                      'mosart/trunk_tags/mosart1_0_26',
                  }