diff --git a/http/oidc/src/main/java/org/wildfly/security/http/oidc/OidcClientConfiguration.java b/http/oidc/src/main/java/org/wildfly/security/http/oidc/OidcClientConfiguration.java
index db872b30a89..8e459de9d7c 100644
--- a/http/oidc/src/main/java/org/wildfly/security/http/oidc/OidcClientConfiguration.java
+++ b/http/oidc/src/main/java/org/wildfly/security/http/oidc/OidcClientConfiguration.java
@@ -254,6 +254,10 @@ protected OidcProviderMetadata getOidcProviderMetadata(String discoveryUrl) thro
 
     private String getDiscoveryUrl() {
         if (providerUrl != null) {
+            // specific OpenID provider configuration found
+            if(providerUrl.contains(DISCOVERY_PATH)) {
+                return providerUrl;
+            }
             // generic OpenID provider configuration found
             return getUrl(providerUrl, DISCOVERY_PATH);
         } else if (authServerBaseUrl != null) {