diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/tools.nim b/src/nimblepkg/tools.nim
index 29fbf5d..ebc268d 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/tools.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/tools.nim
@@ -79,7 +79,14 @@ proc changeRoot*(origRoot, newRoot, path: string): string =
   ## newRoot:  /home/test/
   ## path:     /home/dom/bar/blah/2/foo.txt
   ## Return value -> /home/test/bar/blah/2/foo.txt
-  if path.startsWith(origRoot):
+
+  ## The additional check of `path.samePaths(origRoot)` is necessary to prevent 
+  ## a regression, where by ending the `srcDir` defintion in a nimble file in a 
+  ## trailing separator would cause the `path.startsWith(origRoot)` evaluation to
+  ## fail because of the value of `origRoot` would be longer than `path` due to 
+  ## the trailing separator. This would cause this method to throw during package
+  ## installation.
+  if path.startsWith(origRoot) or path.samePaths(origRoot):
     return newRoot / path[origRoot.len .. path.len-1]
   else:
     raise newException(ValueError,
diff --git a/tests/issue338/issue338.nimble b/tests/issue338/issue338.nimble
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fae4ae5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/issue338/issue338.nimble
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Package
+version = "0.1.0"
+author = "Samantha Marshall"
+description = "test case to validate successful install when `srcDir` value ends in a directory separator"
+license = "MIT"
+
+srcDir = "src/"
diff --git a/tests/issue338/src/issue338.nim b/tests/issue338/src/issue338.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/tester.nim b/tests/tester.nim
index 6749927..8cbf3d6 100644
--- a/tests/tester.nim
+++ b/tests/tester.nim
@@ -286,6 +286,10 @@ test "issue #206":
     (output, exitCode) = execNimble("install", "-y")
     check exitCode == QuitSuccess
 
+test "issue #338":
+  cd "issue338":
+    check execNimble("install", "-y").exitCode == QuitSuccess
+
 test "can list":
   check execNimble("list").exitCode == QuitSuccess