diff --git a/www/index.html b/www/index.html
index 9be112a2..598f2e91 100644
--- a/www/index.html
+++ b/www/index.html
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
     <script src="./assets/js/data.js"></script>
     <script src="./assets/js/iourl.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript">
-        var host = location.protocol + "//" + location.host + "/";
         setInterval(refresh, 10000);
         refresh();
         function idToURL(data) {
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@
                     var d = data[i];
                     var tr = $("<tr/>").appendTo($("#channeldata"));
                     var name = $("<td/>").appendTo(tr);
-                    $("<a/>").attr("href", host + "r/" + d.name)
+                    $("<a/>").attr("href", "r/" + d.name)
                         .text(d.pagetitle + " (" + d.name + ")")
                         .appendTo(name);
                     $("<td/>").text(d.usercount || 0).appendTo(tr);
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@
                     alert("Invalid channel names.  Channel names may contain alphanumeric characters, underscores, and hyphens");
                     return;
                 }
-                document.location = host + "r/" + $("#channel").val();
+                document.location = "r/" + $("#channel").val();
             }
         });
     </script>
@@ -182,8 +181,7 @@
             }
         }
         if(params["channel"] && params["channel"].match(/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/)) {
-            var host = location.protocol + "//" + location.host + "/";
-            document.location = host + "r/" + params["channel"];
+            document.location = "r/" + params["channel"];
         }
     </script>
   </body>