diff --git a/404.md b/404.md
index 7df0d8aaa4..c820ac4e30 100644
--- a/404.md
+++ b/404.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ permalink: /404.html
     gonnaFwd = true;
     // make it so redirects cascade; first, use the base URL, then append path
     baseURL = forwardingURL.replace("/{{ item[0] }}","{{ page.archiveserver }}:{{ item[1].ports[0] | replace:':4000','' }}");
-    forwardingURL = forwardingURL.replace("/{{ item[0] }}","");
+    forwardingURL = forwardingURL.replace("/{{ item[0] }}/","");
   }{% endfor %}
   {% for item in site.data.redirects %}
   var redirectVal = {{ item | jsonify }};