diff --git a/src/switch_utils.c b/src/switch_utils.c
index e6e4917b1e..4e75ef2c78 100644
--- a/src/switch_utils.c
+++ b/src/switch_utils.c
@@ -2841,21 +2841,19 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(unsigned int) switch_separate_string(char *buf, char delim, char
 
 SWITCH_DECLARE(const char *) switch_cut_path(const char *in)
 {
-	const char *p, *ret = in;
-	const char delims[] = "/\\";
-	const char *i;
+	const char *p = in, *ret = in;
 
-	if (in) {
-		for (i = delims; *i; i++) {
-			p = in;
-			while ((p = strchr(p, *i)) != 0) {
-				ret = ++p;
-			}
-		}
-		return ret;
-	} else {
+	if (NULL == in) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
+	while ((p = strchr(ret, '/')) != NULL) {
+		ret = ++p;
+	}
+	while ((p = strchr(ret, '\\')) != NULL) {
+		ret = ++p;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_string_match(const char *string, size_t string_len, const char *search, size_t search_len)
diff --git a/tests/unit/switch_utils.c b/tests/unit/switch_utils.c
index 72c5817b71..392939ff57 100644
--- a/tests/unit/switch_utils.c
+++ b/tests/unit/switch_utils.c
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ FST_TEST_BEGIN(benchmark)
     switch_url_encode(s, encoded, sizeof(encoded));
     switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_INFO, "encoded: [%s]\n", encoded);
     fst_check_string_equals(encoded, "%26bry%C3%A4n%23!%E6%9D%9C%E9%87%91%E6%88%BF");
+
+	switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_INFO, "check the switch_cut_path\n");
+	fst_check_string_equals(switch_cut_path("switch-cut-path"), "switch-cut-path");
+	fst_check_string_equals(switch_cut_path("switch/cut-path"), "cut-path");
+	fst_check_string_equals(switch_cut_path("switch/cut\\path"), "path");
+	fst_check_string_equals(switch_cut_path("switch\\cut/path"), "path");
 }
 FST_TEST_END()