diff --git a/builtin/credential/okta/backend.go b/builtin/credential/okta/backend.go
index 6d75a61883ab..441443cf3a31 100644
--- a/builtin/credential/okta/backend.go
+++ b/builtin/credential/okta/backend.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (b *backend) Login(ctx context.Context, req *logical.Request, username stri
 		StateToken   string         `json:"stateToken"`
 	}
 
-	authReq, err := shim.NewRequest("POST", "/api/v1/authn", map[string]interface{}{
+	authReq, err := shim.NewRequest("POST", "authn", map[string]interface{}{
 		"username": username,
 		"password": password,
 	})
diff --git a/builtin/credential/okta/backend_test.go b/builtin/credential/okta/backend_test.go
index 9a6b20d9e130..0794ea9081fc 100644
--- a/builtin/credential/okta/backend_test.go
+++ b/builtin/credential/okta/backend_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/logical"
 )
 
+// To run this test, set the following env variables:
+// VAULT_ACC=1
+// OKTA_ORG=dev-219337
+// OKTA_API_TOKEN=<find in 1password>
+// OKTA_USERNAME=test2@example.com
+// OKTA_PASSWORD=<find in 1password>
+//
+// You will need to install the Okta client app on your mobile device and
+// setup MFA.
 func TestBackend_Config(t *testing.T) {
 	defaultLeaseTTLVal := time.Hour * 12
 	maxLeaseTTLVal := time.Hour * 24
diff --git a/builtin/credential/okta/path_config.go b/builtin/credential/okta/path_config.go
index 32d8b3d959f6..7faede370a89 100644
--- a/builtin/credential/okta/path_config.go
+++ b/builtin/credential/okta/path_config.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	oktaold "github.com/chrismalek/oktasdk-go/okta"
@@ -282,6 +283,9 @@ func (new *oktaShimNew) Client() *oktanew.Client {
 }
 
 func (new *oktaShimNew) NewRequest(method string, url string, body interface{}) (*http.Request, error) {
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(url, "/") {
+		url = "/api/v1/" + url
+	}
 	return new.client.GetRequestExecutor().NewRequest(method, url, body)
 }