diff --git a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/base.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/base.html
index 7973d774..bde7983b 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/base.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/base.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 <body id="index" class="home">
         <header id="banner" class="body">
-                <h1><a href="{{ SITEURL }}">{{ SITENAME }} <strong>{{ SITESUBTITLE }}</strong></a></h1>
+                <h1><a href="{{ SITEURL }}/">{{ SITENAME }} <strong>{{ SITESUBTITLE }}</strong></a></h1>
         </header><!-- /#banner -->
         <nav id="menu"><ul>
         {% for title, link in MENUITEMS %}
