diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
index e379622e77..ae77313035 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -100,24 +100,24 @@
     
                 {{ if or .Site.Data.args.archive .Site.Data.args.archive_landing }}
                     <li class="footer-base-releases-item">
-                        <a tabindex="-1" class="footer-base-releases-link" role="menuitem" onclick="navigateToUrlOrRoot('https://istio.io/{{ $fileDir }}');return false;">{{ i18n "current_release" }}</a>
+                        <a tabindex="-1" class="footer-base-releases-link" role="menuitem" onclick="navigateToUrlOrRoot('https://istio.io{{ $fileDir }}');return false;">{{ i18n "current_release" }}</a>
                     </li>
                     <li class="footer-base-releases-item">
-                        <a tabindex="-1" class="footer-base-releases-link" role="menuitem" onclick="navigateToUrlOrRoot('https://preliminary.istio.io/{{ $fileDir }}');return false;">{{ i18n "next_release" }}</a>
+                        <a tabindex="-1" class="footer-base-releases-link" role="menuitem" onclick="navigateToUrlOrRoot('https://preliminary.istio.io{{ $fileDir }}');return false;">{{ i18n "next_release" }}</a>
                     </li>
                     <li class="footer-base-releases-item">
                         <a tabindex="-1" class="footer-base-releases-link" role="menuitem" href="https://istio.io/archive">{{ i18n "archived_releases" }}</a>
                     </li>
                 {{ else if .Site.Data.args.preliminary }}
                     <li class="footer-base-releases-item">
-                        <a tabindex="-1" class="footer-base-releases-link" role="menuitem" onclick="navigateToUrlOrRoot('https://istio.io/{{ $fileDir }}');return false;">{{ i18n "current_release" }}</a>
+                        <a tabindex="-1" class="footer-base-releases-link" role="menuitem" onclick="navigateToUrlOrRoot('https://istio.io{{ $fileDir }}');return false;">{{ i18n "current_release" }}</a>
                     </li>
                     <li class="footer-base-releases-item">
                         <a tabindex="-1" class="footer-base-releases-link" role="menuitem" href="https://istio.io/archive">{{ i18n "archived_releases" }}</a>
                     </li>
                 {{ else }}
                     <li class="footer-base-releases-item">
-                        <a tabindex="-1" class="footer-base-releases-link" role="menuitem" onclick="navigateToUrlOrRoot('https://preliminary.istio.io/{{ $fileDir }}');return false;">{{ i18n "next_release" }}</a>
+                        <a tabindex="-1" class="footer-base-releases-link" role="menuitem" onclick="navigateToUrlOrRoot('https://preliminary.istio.io{{ $fileDir }}');return false;">{{ i18n "next_release" }}</a>
                     </li>
                     <li class="footer-base-releases-item">
                         <a tabindex="-1" class="footer-base-releases-link" role="menuitem" href="https://istio.io/archive">{{ i18n "archived_releases" }}</a>