diff --git a/django/core/management/templates.py b/django/core/management/templates.py
index cfef06b813..3668e78262 100644
--- a/django/core/management/templates.py
+++ b/django/core/management/templates.py
@@ -196,13 +196,22 @@ class TemplateCommand(BaseCommand):
         """
         Downloads the given URL and returns the file name.
         """
+        def cleanup_url(url):
+            tmp = url.rstrip('/')
+            filename = tmp.split('/')[-1]
+            if url.endswith('/'):
+                display_url  = tmp + '/'
+            else:
+                display_url = url
+            return filename, display_url
+
         prefix = 'django_%s_template_' % self.app_or_project
         tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix=prefix, suffix='_download')
         self.paths_to_remove.append(tempdir)
-        filename = url.split('/')[-1]
+        filename, display_url = cleanup_url(url)
 
         if self.verbosity >= 2:
-            self.stdout.write("Downloading %s\n" % url)
+            self.stdout.write("Downloading %s\n" % display_url)
         try:
             the_path, info = urllib.urlretrieve(url,
                                                 path.join(tempdir, filename))
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/tests.py
index 8d820f6dca..f896817eab 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import shutil
 import socket
 import subprocess
 import sys
-import urllib
 
 from django import conf, bin, get_version
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -1387,11 +1386,12 @@ class StartProject(LiveServerTestCase, AdminScriptTestCase):
         self.assertOutput(err, "File exists")
 
     def test_invalid_project_name(self):
+        "Make sure the startproject management command validates a project name"
+
         def cleanup(p):
             if os.path.exists(p):
                 shutil.rmtree(p)
 
-        "Make sure the startproject management command validates a project name"
         args = ['startproject', '7testproject']
         testproject_dir = os.path.join(test_dir, '7testproject')
 
@@ -1454,7 +1454,6 @@ class StartProject(LiveServerTestCase, AdminScriptTestCase):
 
     def test_custom_project_template_from_tarball_by_url(self):
         "Make sure the startproject management command is able to use a different project template from a tarball via a url"
-        template_path = os.path.join(test_dir, 'admin_scripts', 'custom_templates', 'project_template.tgz')
         template_url = '%s/admin_scripts/custom_templates/project_template.tgz' % self.live_server_url
 
         args = ['startproject', '--template', template_url, 'urltestproject']
@@ -1465,3 +1464,16 @@ class StartProject(LiveServerTestCase, AdminScriptTestCase):
         self.assertNoOutput(err)
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(testproject_dir))
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(testproject_dir, 'run.py')))
+
+    def test_project_template_tarball_url(self):
+        "Startproject management command handles project template tar/zip balls from non-canonical urls"
+        template_url = '%s/admin_scripts/custom_templates/project_template.tgz/' % self.live_server_url
+
+        args = ['startproject', '--template', template_url, 'urltestproject']
+        testproject_dir = os.path.join(test_dir, 'urltestproject')
+
+        out, err = self.run_django_admin(args)
+        self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, testproject_dir)
+        self.assertNoOutput(err)
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(testproject_dir))
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(testproject_dir, 'run.py')))