diff --git a/dist/index.html b/dist/index.html
index d3b539eaf..1250162af 100644
--- a/dist/index.html
+++ b/dist/index.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
           context.init();
 
           // disable boundaries (unless we have an explicit disable_features list)
-          var q = iD.utilStringQs(window.location.hash.substring(1));
+          var q = iD.utilStringQs(window.location.hash);
           if (!q.hasOwnProperty('disable_features')) {
             context.features().disable('boundaries');
           }
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 1d6f99187..3d202a2b6 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
           context.init();
 
           // disable boundaries (unless we have an explicit disable_features list)
-          var q = iD.utilStringQs(window.location.hash.substring(1));
+          var q = iD.utilStringQs(window.location.hash);
           if (!q.hasOwnProperty('disable_features')) {
             context.features().disable('boundaries');
           }