diff --git a/client/episodes.html b/client/episodes.html
index 23b3f63..319fe14 100644
--- a/client/episodes.html
+++ b/client/episodes.html
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
           {{if .DownloadPath}}
           <a
             class="button"
-            href="/{{ .DownloadPath }}"
+            href="{{ removeStartingSlash .DownloadPath }}"
             download
             title="Download episode file"
             ><i class="fas fa-download"></i
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0d1534d..e8c4cc8 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ func main() {
 	r.Use(location.Default())
 
 	funcMap := template.FuncMap{
+		"removeStartingSlash": func(raw string) string {
+			fmt.Println(raw)
+			if string(raw[0]) == "/" {
+				return raw
+			}
+			return "/" + raw
+		},
 		"isDateNull": func(raw time.Time) bool {
 			return raw == (time.Time{})
 		},