diff --git a/themes/vufind/jquerymobile/templates/layout/layout.phtml b/themes/vufind/jquerymobile/templates/layout/layout.phtml
index 5a9406227c95c09f2ba7353bede75f786f509a83..c576baadeeccb5ad6193ecc78e112c1896305249 100644
--- a/themes/vufind/jquerymobile/templates/layout/layout.phtml
+++ b/themes/vufind/jquerymobile/templates/layout/layout.phtml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <?=$this->headLink()?>
     <?
         // Set global path for Javascript code:
-        $this->headScript()->prependScript("path = '" . $this->baseUrl() . "';");
+        $this->headScript()->prependScript("path = '" . rtrim($this->url('home'), '/') . "';");
     ?>
     <?=$this->headScript()?>
   </head>