diff --git a/js/id/ui/loading.js b/js/id/ui/loading.js
index 23d5b7c2d..ec6568e5d 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/loading.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/loading.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ iD.ui.loading = function(message, blocking) {
     var loadertext = modal.select('.content')
         .classed('loading-modal', true)
         .append('div').attr('class','modal-section fillL');
-        loadertext.append('img').attr('class','loader').attr('src', '/img/loader.gif');
+        loadertext.append('img').attr('class','loader').attr('src', 'img/loader.gif');
         loadertext.append('h3').text(message || '');
 
     return modal;