diff --git a/_includes/masthead.html b/_includes/masthead.html
index d58f397eee..b4fdd5f05e 100644
--- a/_includes/masthead.html
+++ b/_includes/masthead.html
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
           {% else %}
             {% assign langless_url = split_url[1] %}
           {% endif %}
+          {% if langless_url == "index.html" %}
+            {% assign langless_url = "" %}
+          {% endif %}
           <li class="masthead__menu-item"><a href="{{ site.url }}/{{ langless_url }}">English</a></li>
           <li class="masthead__menu-item"><a href="{{ site.url }}/es_ES/{{ langless_url }}">Español</a></li>
           <!-- <li class="masthead__menu-item"><a href="{{ site.url }}/de_DE/{{ langless_url }}">Deutsch</a></li> -->