diff --git a/page.tpl.php b/page.tpl.php
index 112562e06a29cbc0e3612680f7b36a1c344e096c..5e6b8590e45ff8386823a8fa720aebac8fadb6e6 100644
--- a/page.tpl.php
+++ b/page.tpl.php
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
   <style type="text/css">
   #header {
   <?php if (theme_get_setting('default_custom') == 'custom') { ?>
-    background-image:url('/<?php print theme_get_setting('masthead_bg_path') ?>');
+    background-image:url('<?php print url(theme_get_setting('masthead_bg_path')) ?>');
     <?php if (theme_get_setting('mastheadfixedfluid') ) { ?>
         height:<?php print theme_get_setting('mastheadfixedfluid') ?>px;
       <? } ?>