diff --git a/lib/registry/registry.rb b/lib/registry/registry.rb
index e89a326..12c432d 100644
--- a/lib/registry/registry.rb
+++ b/lib/registry/registry.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ class Registry # rubocop:disable Metrics/ClassLength
     # @option options [Hash] :http_options Extra options for RestClient::Request.execute.
     def initialize(uri, options = {})
       @uri = URI.parse(uri)
-      @base_uri = "#{@uri.scheme}://#{@uri.host}:#{@uri.port}#{@uri.path}"
+      @base_uri = +"#{@uri.scheme}://#{@uri.host}:#{@uri.port}#{@uri.path}"
+      # `URI.join("https://example.com/foo/bar", "v2")` drops `bar` in the base URL. A trailing slash prevents that.
+      @base_uri << '/' unless @base_uri.end_with? '/'
       @user = options[:user]
       @password = options[:password]
       @http_options = options[:http_options] || {}
@@ -49,16 +51,18 @@ def paginate_doget(url)
         response = doget(url)
         yield response
 
-        link_header = response.headers[:link]
-        break unless link_header
+        link_header = response.headers[:link] or break
+        next_url = parse_link_header(link_header)[:next] or break
 
-        url = parse_link_header(link_header)[:next]
+        # The next URL in the Link header may be relative to the request URL, or absolute.
+        # URI.join handles both cases nicely.
+        url = URI.join(response.request.url, next_url)
       end
     end
 
     def search(query = '')
       all_repos = []
-      paginate_doget('/v2/_catalog') do |response|
+      paginate_doget('v2/_catalog') do |response|
         repos = JSON.parse(response)['repositories']
         repos.select! { |repo| repo.match?(/#{query}/) } unless query.empty?
         all_repos += repos
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ def tags(repo, count = nil, last = '', withHashes = false, auto_paginate: false)
       query_vars = ''
       query_vars = "?#{URI.encode_www_form(params)}" if params.length.positive?
 
-      response = doget "/v2/#{repo}/tags/list#{query_vars}"
+      response = doget "v2/#{repo}/tags/list#{query_vars}"
       # parse the response
       resp = JSON.parse response
       # parse out next page link if necessary
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ def tags(repo, count = nil, last = '', withHashes = false, auto_paginate: false)
 
     def manifest(repo, tag)
       # first get the manifest
-      response = doget "/v2/#{repo}/manifests/#{tag}"
+      response = doget "v2/#{repo}/manifests/#{tag}"
       parsed = JSON.parse response.body
       manifest = DockerRegistry2::Manifest[parsed]
       manifest.body = response.body
@@ -113,7 +117,7 @@ def manifest(repo, tag)
     end
 
     def blob(repo, digest, outpath = nil)
-      blob_url = "/v2/#{repo}/blobs/#{digest}"
+      blob_url = "v2/#{repo}/blobs/#{digest}"
       if outpath.nil?
         response = doget(blob_url)
         DockerRegistry2::Blob.new(response.headers, response.body)
@@ -127,7 +131,7 @@ def blob(repo, digest, outpath = nil)
     end
 
     def manifest_digest(repo, tag)
-      tag_path = "/v2/#{repo}/manifests/#{tag}"
+      tag_path = "v2/#{repo}/manifests/#{tag}"
       dohead(tag_path).headers[:docker_content_digest]
     rescue DockerRegistry2::InvalidMethod
       # Pre-2.3.0 registries didn't support manifest HEAD requests
@@ -161,9 +165,9 @@ def digest(image, tag, architecture = nil, os = nil, variant = nil)
 
     def rmtag(image, tag)
       # TODO: Need full response back. Rewrite other manifests() calls without JSON?
-      reference = doget("/v2/#{image}/manifests/#{tag}").headers[:docker_content_digest]
+      reference = doget("v2/#{image}/manifests/#{tag}").headers[:docker_content_digest]
 
-      dodelete("/v2/#{image}/manifests/#{reference}").code
+      dodelete("v2/#{image}/manifests/#{reference}").code
     end
 
     def pull(repo, tag, dir)
@@ -226,7 +230,7 @@ def tag(repo, tag, newrepo, newtag)
 
       raise DockerRegistry2::RegistryVersionException unless manifest['schemaVersion'] == 2
 
-      doput "/v2/#{newrepo}/manifests/#{newtag}", manifest.to_json
+      doput "v2/#{newrepo}/manifests/#{newtag}", manifest.to_json
     end
 
     def copy(repo, tag, newregistry, newrepo, newtag); end
@@ -234,7 +238,7 @@ def copy(repo, tag, newregistry, newrepo, newtag); end
     # gets the size of a particular blob, given the repo and the content-addressable hash
     # usually unneeded, since manifest includes it
     def blob_size(repo, blobSum)
-      response = dohead "/v2/#{repo}/blobs/#{blobSum}"
+      response = dohead "v2/#{repo}/blobs/#{blobSum}"
       Integer(response.headers[:content_length], 10)
     end
 
@@ -290,7 +294,7 @@ def doreq(type, url, stream = nil, payload = nil)
                 end
         response = RestClient::Request.execute(@http_options.merge(
                                                  method: type,
-                                                 url: @base_uri + url,
+                                                 url: URI.join(@base_uri, url).to_s,
                                                  headers: headers(payload: payload),
                                                  block_response: block,
                                                  payload: payload
@@ -327,7 +331,7 @@ def do_basic_req(type, url, stream = nil, payload = nil)
                 end
         response = RestClient::Request.execute(@http_options.merge(
                                                  method: type,
-                                                 url: @base_uri + url,
+                                                 url: URI.join(@base_uri, url).to_s,
                                                  user: @user,
                                                  password: @password,
                                                  headers: headers(payload: payload),
@@ -360,7 +364,7 @@ def do_bearer_req(type, url, header, stream = false, payload = nil)
                 end
         response = RestClient::Request.execute(@http_options.merge(
                                                  method: type,
-                                                 url: @base_uri + url,
+                                                 url: URI.join(@base_uri, url).to_s,
                                                  headers: headers(payload: payload, bearer_token: token),
                                                  block_response: block,
                                                  payload: payload
diff --git a/spec/docker_registry2_spec.rb b/spec/docker_registry2_spec.rb
index c9cb92d..91f8fbf 100644
--- a/spec/docker_registry2_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/docker_registry2_spec.rb
@@ -31,12 +31,11 @@
     end
   end
 
-  describe 'search' do
-    let(:search_hello_world) do
-      VCR.use_cassette('search/hello_world') { connected_object.search('hello-world') }
+  describe '#search' do
+    it 'lists all the repositories matching the query' do
+      repos = VCR.use_cassette('search/hello_world') { connected_object.search('hello-world') }
+      expect(repos).to eq %w[hello-world-v1 hello-world-v2 hello-world-v3 hello-world-v4]
     end
-    it { expect { search_hello_world }.not_to raise_error }
-    it { expect(search_hello_world.size).to eq 2 }
   end
 
   describe 'manifest' do
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@
       let(:registry) { DockerRegistry2::Registry.new(uri) }
 
       it 'The @path should be empty' do
-        expect(registry.instance_variable_get(:@base_uri)).to eq('https://example.com:443')
+        expect(registry.instance_variable_get(:@base_uri)).to eq('https://example.com:443/')
       end
     end
 
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@
       let(:registry) { DockerRegistry2::Registry.new(uri) }
 
       it 'The @path is included' do
-        expect(registry.instance_variable_get(:@base_uri)).to eq('https://registry.myCompany.com:443/dockerproxy')
+        expect(registry.instance_variable_get(:@base_uri)).to eq('https://registry.myCompany.com:443/dockerproxy/')
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/vcr/search/hello_world.yml b/spec/vcr/search/hello_world.yml
index 968de6c..0cf47f9 100644
--- a/spec/vcr/search/hello_world.yml
+++ b/spec/vcr/search/hello_world.yml
@@ -31,10 +31,40 @@ http_interactions:
       - Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:56:29 GMT
       Content-Length:
       - '101'
+      Link:
+        - <?page=2>; rel="next"
     body:
       encoding: UTF-8
       string: '{"repositories":["hello-world-v1","hello-world-v2","my-ubuntu","my-ubuntu-amd64","my-ubuntu-arm64"]}
 
         '
   recorded_at: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:56:29 GMT
+- request:
+    method: get
+    uri: http://localhost:5000/v2/_catalog?page=2
+  response:
+    status:
+      code: 200
+    headers:
+      Content-Type:
+      - application/json; charset=utf-8
+      Link:
+        - <http://localhost:5000/v2/_catalog?page=3>; rel="next"
+    body:
+      encoding: UTF-8
+      string: '{"repositories":["hello-world-v3"]}'
+  recorded_at: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:56:29 GMT
+- request:
+    method: get
+    uri: http://localhost:5000/v2/_catalog?page=3
+  response:
+    status:
+      code: 200
+    headers:
+      Content-Type:
+      - application/json; charset=utf-8
+    body:
+      encoding: UTF-8
+      string: '{"repositories":["hello-world-v4"]}'
+  recorded_at: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:56:29 GMT
 recorded_with: VCR 6.1.0