diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/navigation.ts b/frontend/src/lib/navigation.ts
index fc83fdfc19..ba4e30577c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/navigation.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/navigation.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export { base } from '$lib/base'
 import { base } from '$lib/base'
 
 export function goto(path, options = {}) {
-	if (base == '') {
+	if (base == '/') {
 		return svelteGoto(path, options)
 	} else {
 		const fullPath = path.startsWith(base) ? path : `${base}${path}`