diff --git a/wproofreader/templates/NOTES.txt b/wproofreader/templates/NOTES.txt
index 01cf799..d7bf662 100644
--- a/wproofreader/templates/NOTES.txt
+++ b/wproofreader/templates/NOTES.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 WProofreader Server has been deployed successfully!
-{{- $baseUrl := printf "http%s://%s.%s.svc:%s/%s/" (.Values.useHTTPS | ternary "s" "") (include "wproofreader.fullname" .)
-    .Release.Namespace (include "wproofreader.servicePort" . | toString) .Values.virtualDir
+{{- $baseUrl := printf "http%s://%s.%s.svc:%s%s/" (.Values.useHTTPS | ternary "s" "") (include "wproofreader.fullname" .)
+    .Release.Namespace (include "wproofreader.servicePort" . | toString) (include "wproofreader.virtualDirBasePath" .)
 }}
 Quick start:
     {{ print $baseUrl }}
diff --git a/wproofreader/templates/_helpers.tpl b/wproofreader/templates/_helpers.tpl
index e68af12..8551493 100644
--- a/wproofreader/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/wproofreader/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ Insert key/cert pair from file.
 {{- template "wproofreader.printKeyValue" (dict (last $cert_path) $cert (last $key_path) $key) }}
 {{- end }}
 
+{{/*
+Returns virtualDir as a path prefix: "/wscservice" for "wscservice", or "" for "/" or "".
+Append your path directly: {{ include "wproofreader.virtualDirBasePath" . }}/api?cmd=status
+*/}}
+{{- define "wproofreader.virtualDirBasePath" -}}
+{{- $vd := .Values.virtualDir | trimAll "/" -}}
+{{- if $vd -}}{{- printf "/%s" $vd -}}{{- end -}}
+{{- end }}
+
 {{/*
 Returns default web port as an integer.
 */}}
diff --git a/wproofreader/templates/deployment.yaml b/wproofreader/templates/deployment.yaml
index 75e0dd0..57106d1 100644
--- a/wproofreader/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/wproofreader/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ spec:
               protocol: TCP
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
-              path: /{{ .Values.virtualDir }}
+              path: {{ include "wproofreader.virtualDirBasePath" . }}/
               port: container-port
               scheme: {{ if .Values.useHTTPS }}HTTPS{{ else }}HTTP{{ end }}
             {{- with .Values.livenessProbeOptions }}
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ spec:
             {{- end }}
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet:
-              path: "/{{ .Values.virtualDir }}/api?cmd=status"
+              path: "{{ include "wproofreader.virtualDirBasePath" . }}/api?cmd=status"
               port: container-port
               scheme: {{ if .Values.useHTTPS }}HTTPS{{ else }}HTTP{{ end }}
             {{- with .Values.readinessProbeOptions }}
diff --git a/wproofreader/values.yaml b/wproofreader/values.yaml
index 1b56d36..3030290 100644
--- a/wproofreader/values.yaml
+++ b/wproofreader/values.yaml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ licenseTicketID: ""
 # extra environment variables to pass to the container
 extraEnv: []
 # extraEnv:
-#   - name: WPR_DOMAIN_NAME
-#     value: "wproofreader.domain-name.com"
+#   - name: WPR_JVM_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE_MB
+#     value: "2048"
 
 # directory of the service for web and API requests, e.g. http://localhost/wscservice/api?cmd=ver
 virtualDir: wscservice