diff --git a/assets/js/search.js b/assets/js/search.js
index c15de8fe..49b4d8e7 100644
--- a/assets/js/search.js
+++ b/assets/js/search.js
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ function fetchJSON(path, callback) {
 
 function buildIndex() {
   var baseURL = wrapper.getAttribute("data-url");
+  baseURL = baseURL.replace(/\/?$/, '/');
   fetchJSON(baseURL + "index.json", function (data) {
     var options = {
       shouldSort: true,