diff --git a/src/templates/pad.html b/src/templates/pad.html
index 425e476d8..7e19535e5 100644
--- a/src/templates/pad.html
+++ b/src/templates/pad.html
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
                 </div>
                 <div class="reconnecting">
                   <h1>Reestablishing connection...</h1>
-                  <p><img alt="" border="0" src="/static/img/connectingbar.gif" /></p>
+                  <p><img alt="" border="0" src="../static/img/connectingbar.gif" /></p>
                 </div>
                 <div class="userdup">
                   <h1>Opened in another window.</h1>
diff --git a/src/templates/timeslider.html b/src/templates/timeslider.html
index 469ddd94e..c7defcc00 100644
--- a/src/templates/timeslider.html
+++ b/src/templates/timeslider.html
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="reconnecting">
       <h1>Reestablishing connection...</h1>
-      <p><img alt="" border="0" src="/static/img/connectingbar.gif" /></p>
+      <p><img alt="" border="0" src="../../static/img/connectingbar.gif" /></p>
     </div>
     <div class="userdup">
       <h1>Opened in another window.</h1>