diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Login/Index.razor b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Login/Index.razor
index 4e879108..d237190b 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Login/Index.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Login/Index.razor
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@
 					if (hybrid)
 					{
 						// hybrid apps utilize an interactive login
-						var authstateprovider = (IdentityAuthenticationStateProvider)ServiceProvider.GetService(typeof(IdentityAuthenticationStateProvider));
+						var authstateprovider = (IdentityAuthenticationStateProvider)ServiceProvider
+							.GetService(typeof(IdentityAuthenticationStateProvider));
 						authstateprovider.NotifyAuthenticationChanged();
 						NavigationManager.NavigateTo(NavigateUrl(_returnUrl, true));
 					}
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Pages/Add.razor b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Pages/Add.razor
index f3802045..de004f44 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Pages/Add.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Pages/Add.razor
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
                         <div class="col-sm-9">
                             <select id="parent" class="form-select" @onchange="(e => ParentChanged(e))" required>
                                 <option value="-1">&lt;@Localizer["SiteRoot"]&gt;</option>
-                                @foreach (Page page in _pageList)
+                                @foreach (Page page in PageState.Pages)
                                 {
                                     <option value="@(page.PageId)">@(new string('-', page.Level * 2))@(page.Name)</option>
                                 }
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@
 	private List<Theme> _themeList;
 	private List<ThemeControl> _themes = new List<ThemeControl>();
 	private List<ThemeControl> _containers = new List<ThemeControl>();
-	private List<Page> _pageList;
 	private string _name;
 	private string _title;
 	private string _meta;
@@ -201,7 +200,6 @@
 			_themetype = PageState.Site.DefaultThemeType;
 			_containers = ThemeService.GetContainerControls(_themeList, _themetype);
 			_containertype = PageState.Site.DefaultContainerType;
-			_pageList = PageState.Pages;
 			_children = PageState.Pages.Where(item => item.ParentId == null).ToList();
 			_permissions = string.Empty;
 			ThemeSettings();
@@ -307,6 +305,10 @@
 					}
 					if (_path.Contains("/"))
 					{
+						if (_path.EndsWith("/") && _path != "/")
+						{
+							_path = _path.Substring(0, _path.Length - 1);
+						}
 						_path = _path.Substring(_path.LastIndexOf("/") + 1);
 					}
 
@@ -329,13 +331,8 @@
 						}
 					}
 
-					if (PagePathIsDeleted(page.Path, page.SiteId, _pageList))
-					{
-						AddModuleMessage(string.Format(Localizer["Message.Page.Deleted"], _path), MessageType.Warning);
-						return;
-					}
-
-					if (!PagePathIsUnique(page.Path, page.SiteId, _pageList))
+					var _pages = await PageService.GetPagesAsync(PageState.Site.SiteId);
+					if (_pages.Any(item => item.Path == page.Path))
 					{
 						AddModuleMessage(string.Format(Localizer["Message.Page.Exists"], _path), MessageType.Warning);
 						return;
@@ -427,14 +424,4 @@
             NavigationManager.NavigateTo(NavigateUrl());
         }
     }
-
-    private static bool PagePathIsUnique(string pagePath, int siteId, List<Page> existingPages)
-    {
-        return !existingPages.Any(page => page.SiteId == siteId && page.Path == pagePath);
-    }
-
-    private static bool PagePathIsDeleted(string pagePath, int siteId, List<Page> existingPages)
-    {
-        return existingPages.Any(page => page.SiteId == siteId && page.Path == pagePath && page.IsDeleted == true);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Pages/Edit.razor b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Pages/Edit.razor
index 36578432..23db89db 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Pages/Edit.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Pages/Edit.razor
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
                         <div class="col-sm-9">
                             <select id="parent" class="form-select" value="@_parentid" @onchange="(e => ParentChanged(e))" required>
                                 <option value="-1">&lt;@Localizer["SiteRoot"]&gt;</option>
-                                @foreach (Page page in _pageList)
+                                @foreach (Page page in PageState.Pages)
                                 {
                                     if (page.PageId != _pageId)
                                     {
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@
 	private List<Theme> _themeList;
 	private List<ThemeControl> _themes = new List<ThemeControl>();
 	private List<ThemeControl> _containers = new List<ThemeControl>();
-	private List<Page> _pageList;
 	private List<Module> _pageModules;
 	private int _pageId;
 	private string _name;
@@ -238,7 +237,6 @@
 	{
 		try
 		{
-			_pageList = PageState.Pages;
 			_children = PageState.Pages.Where(item => item.ParentId == null).ToList();
 			_themeList = await ThemeService.GetThemesAsync();
 			_themes = ThemeService.GetThemeControls(_themeList);
@@ -435,6 +433,10 @@
 					}
 					if (_path.Contains("/"))
 					{
+						if (_path.EndsWith("/") && _path != "/")
+						{
+							_path = _path.Substring(0, _path.Length - 1);
+						}
 						_path = _path.Substring(_path.LastIndexOf("/") + 1);
 					}
 
@@ -457,7 +459,8 @@
 						}
 					}
 
-					if (!PagePathIsUnique(page.Path, page.SiteId, page.PageId, _pageList))
+					var _pages = await PageService.GetPagesAsync(PageState.Site.SiteId);
+					if (_pages.Any(item => item.Path == page.Path && item.PageId != page.PageId))
 					{
 						AddModuleMessage(string.Format(Localizer["Mesage.Page.PathExists"], _path), MessageType.Warning);
 						return;
@@ -573,9 +576,4 @@
             NavigationManager.NavigateTo(NavigateUrl());
         }
     }
-
-    private static bool PagePathIsUnique(string pagePath, int siteId, int pageId, List<Page> existingPages)
-    {
-        return !existingPages.Any(page => page.SiteId == siteId && page.Path == pagePath && page.PageId != pageId);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/RecycleBin/Index.razor b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/RecycleBin/Index.razor
index b4588da3..34a46b6c 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/RecycleBin/Index.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/RecycleBin/Index.razor
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                 <Row>
                     <td><button type="button" @onclick="@(() => RestoreModule(context))" class="btn btn-success" title="Restore">@Localizer["Restore"]</button></td>
                     <td><ActionDialog Header="Delete Module" Message="@string.Format(Localizer["Confirm.Module.Delete"], context.Title)" Action="Delete" Security="SecurityAccessLevel.Admin" Class="btn btn-danger" OnClick="@(async () => await DeleteModule(context))" ResourceKey="DeleteModule" /></td>
-                    <td>@PageState.Pages.Find(item => item.PageId == context.PageId).Name</td>
+                    <td>@_pages.Find(item => item.PageId == context.PageId).Name</td>
                     <td>@context.Title</td>
                     <td>@context.DeletedBy</td>
                     <td>@context.DeletedOn</td>
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Pages/Add.resx b/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Pages/Add.resx
index 25b893b7..3b2128c2 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Pages/Add.resx
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Pages/Add.resx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <root>
   <!-- 
     Microsoft ResX Schema 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
     <value>Error Loading Pane Layouts For Theme</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Message.Page.Exists" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>A page with path {0} already exists for the selected parent page. The page path needs to be unique for the selected parent.</value>
+    <value>A page with path '{0}' already exists for this site. Page paths must be unique. You may need to check if a page with this path exists in the Recycle Bin.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Message.Required.PageInfo" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>You Must Provide Page Name, Theme, and Container</value>
@@ -228,9 +228,6 @@
   <data name="Appearance.Name" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Appearance</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="Message.Page.Deleted" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>A page with path {0} already exists for the selected parent page in the Recycle Bin. Either recover the page or remove from the Recycle Bin and create it again.</value>
-  </data>
   <data name="Meta.HelpText" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Optionally enter meta tags (in exactly the form you want them to be included in the page output).</value>
   </data>
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Pages/Edit.resx b/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Pages/Edit.resx
index dec99529..32ffa56e 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Pages/Edit.resx
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Pages/Edit.resx
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
     <value>Error Loading Pane Layouts For Theme</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Mesage.Page.PathExists" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>A page with path {0} already exists for the selected parent page. The page path needs to be unique for the selected parent.</value>
+    <value>A page with path '{0}' already exists for this site. Page paths must be unique. You may need to check if a page with this path exists in the Recycle Bin.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Message.Required.PageInfo" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>You Must Provide Page Name, Theme, and Container</value>
diff --git a/Oqtane.Maui/MauiProgram.cs b/Oqtane.Maui/MauiProgram.cs
index f2e4b301..9d8f9ab0 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Maui/MauiProgram.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Maui/MauiProgram.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ namespace Oqtane.Maui;
 public static class MauiProgram
 {
     // can be overridden in an appsettings.json in AppDataDirectory
-    static string url = (DeviceInfo.Platform == DevicePlatform.Android) ? "http://10.0.2.2:44357" : "http://localhost:44357";
+    static string url = (DeviceInfo.Platform == DevicePlatform.Android)
+        ? "http://10.0.2.2:44357"
+        : "http://localhost:44357";
 
     public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
 	{
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Security/AutoValidateAntiforgeryTokenFilter.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Security/AutoValidateAntiforgeryTokenFilter.cs
index 8652ce89..f6fb29cf 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Security/AutoValidateAntiforgeryTokenFilter.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Security/AutoValidateAntiforgeryTokenFilter.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,13 @@ namespace Oqtane.Security
         protected virtual bool ShouldValidate(AuthorizationFilterContext context)
         {
             // ignore antiforgery validation if a bearer token was provided
-            if (context.HttpContext.Request.Headers.ContainsKey("Authorization") || context.HttpContext.Request.Headers["User-Agent"] == Constants.MauiUserAgent)
+            if (context.HttpContext.Request.Headers.ContainsKey("Authorization"))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // ignore antiforgery validation if client is a MAUI app
+            if (context.HttpContext.Request.Headers["User-Agent"] == Constants.MauiUserAgent)
             {
                 return false;
             }