diff --git a/pelican/tools/pelican_import.py b/pelican/tools/pelican_import.py
index fa5d85b9..a8e323fb 100755
--- a/pelican/tools/pelican_import.py
+++ b/pelican/tools/pelican_import.py
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ def fields2pelican(
                     for path, urls in attached_files.items():
                         for url in urls:
                             content = re.sub(url,
-                                             r'{filename}/%s' % path,
+                                             r'/{filename}/%s' % path,
                                              content)
 
                 if out_markup == 'markdown':