diff --git a/pdm.lock b/pdm.lock
index 7bfafcf..3540b92 100644
--- a/pdm.lock
+++ b/pdm.lock
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 groups = ["default", "dev", "lint", "nb", "tests"]
 strategy = ["inherit_metadata"]
 lock_version = "4.5.0"
-content_hash = "sha256:750f84cb8e60872ca2b3dc7adf60a9c678e9928a0d6d836d054e2f7b0f0aa902"
+content_hash = "sha256:b76828b29a1da485f743d5dca2c4233b4ce9dfc613ec0a0c97b3e6cc367ae57d"
 
 [[metadata.targets]]
 requires_python = ">=3.11"
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ files = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dopt-basics"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 requires_python = ">=3.11"
 summary = "basic cross-project tools for Python-based d-opt projects"
 groups = ["default"]
@@ -587,8 +587,8 @@ dependencies = [
     "tzdata>=2025.1",
 ]
 files = [
-    {file = "dopt_basics-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:edf1105aa2db6ab854f31fc652996f1ee2f61a4dfb196aa61318a70678601c22"},
-    {file = "dopt_basics-0.1.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:8bb885109fe3b16d7c6a2264ac361eca0e31ab73f2edbae28a29d81a0cec510f"},
+    {file = "dopt_basics-0.1.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:1b868e09e9eae3c33f0f871d492ae165b9104eff34f7689f924b30e8b589a6d6"},
+    {file = "dopt_basics-0.1.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:df5e6acc2085d3ed5fb31629f8cdf44df8ef2f5342df899be1325f1e9f5dec24"},
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index efa4397..6426d81 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description = "prognosis module"
 authors = [
     {name = "Florian Förster", email = "f.foerster@d-opt.com"},
 ]
-dependencies = ["scikit-learn>=1.6.1", "pandas>=2.2.3", "xgboost>=2.1.4", "joblib>=1.4.2", "typing-extensions>=4.12.2", "requests>=2.32.3", "pydantic>=2.10.6", "dopt-basics>=0.1.0"]
+dependencies = ["scikit-learn>=1.6.1", "pandas>=2.2.3", "xgboost>=2.1.4", "joblib>=1.4.2", "typing-extensions>=4.12.2", "requests>=2.32.3", "pydantic>=2.10.6", "dopt-basics>=0.1.1"]
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {text = "LicenseRef-Proprietary"}
diff --git a/src/delta_barth/api/common.py b/src/delta_barth/api/common.py
index 8cea9bc..88bff59 100644
--- a/src/delta_barth/api/common.py
+++ b/src/delta_barth/api/common.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import re
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Final
 
 import requests
+from dopt_basics.io import combine_route
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from requests import Response
 
@@ -195,16 +195,6 @@ def validate_credentials(
     )
 
 
-def _strip_url_components(string: str) -> str:
-    return re.sub(r"^[ /]+|[ /]+$", "", string)
-
-
-def combine_route(base_url: str, route: str) -> str:
-    base_url = _strip_url_components(base_url)
-    route = _strip_url_components(route)
-    return "/".join((base_url, route))
-
-
 def ping(
     base_url: str,
     method: HttpRequestTypes,
diff --git a/src/delta_barth/api/requests.py b/src/delta_barth/api/requests.py
index fdad891..21803fd 100644
--- a/src/delta_barth/api/requests.py
+++ b/src/delta_barth/api/requests.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ from datetime import datetime as Datetime
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Final
 
 import requests
+from dopt_basics.io import combine_route
 from pydantic import BaseModel, PositiveInt, SkipValidation
 
-from delta_barth.api.common import combine_route
 from delta_barth.errors import STATUS_HANDLER
 from delta_barth.types import DelBarApiError, ExportResponse, ResponseType, Status