diff --git a/haddock-api/resources/html/index.js b/haddock-api/resources/html/index.js
index fccd0349b785c437096e0269972cd7933cc2192e..f213b9abf2d89cf3252044293ea21a80b63ef82f 100644
--- a/haddock-api/resources/html/index.js
+++ b/haddock-api/resources/html/index.js
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ var NoResultsMsg = function(props) {
 
 return {
   init: function(docBaseUrl) {
-    baseUrl = docBaseUrl || "";
+    baseUrl = docBaseUrl || ".";
     preact.render(h(App), document.body);
   }
 }