diff --git a/templates/rewritten_openapi.j2 b/templates/rewritten_openapi.j2
index 28178d1..3ced554 100644
--- a/templates/rewritten_openapi.j2
+++ b/templates/rewritten_openapi.j2
@@ -24,4 +24,6 @@
 }) %}
 {# Make sure the swagger version is a string and not a number #}
 {% do new_openapi.update({ "swagger": new_openapi.swagger ~ "" }) %}
+{# Patch the basePath in case it has been overwritten #}
+{% do new_openapi.update({ "basePath": (threescale_cicd_api_basepath if threescale_cicd_api_basepath|length > 0 else "/") }) %}
 {{ new_openapi }}
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