diff --git a/extensions/vertx-http/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/deployment/devmode/ConfiguredPathInfo.java b/extensions/vertx-http/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/deployment/devmode/ConfiguredPathInfo.java
index a2cceab2f5cee..bb93a19b566b2 100644
--- a/extensions/vertx-http/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/deployment/devmode/ConfiguredPathInfo.java
+++ b/extensions/vertx-http/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/deployment/devmode/ConfiguredPathInfo.java
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ public String getEndpointPath(HttpRootPathBuildItem httpRoot) {
 
     public String getEndpointPath(NonApplicationRootPathBuildItem nonAppRoot, ManagementInterfaceBuildTimeConfig mibt,
             LaunchModeBuildItem mode) {
+        if (absolutePath) {
+            return endpointPath;
+        }
         if (management && mibt.enabled) {
             var prefix = NonApplicationRootPathBuildItem.getManagementUrlPrefix(mode);
             return prefix + endpointPath;
-        }
-        if (absolutePath) {
-            return endpointPath;
         } else {
             return TemplateHtmlBuilder.adjustRoot(nonAppRoot.getNormalizedHttpRootPath(), endpointPath);
         }