diff --git a/templates/page.tpl.html b/templates/page.tpl.html
index c233ea95..70996270 100644
--- a/templates/page.tpl.html
+++ b/templates/page.tpl.html
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 <body>
 <nav id="accessible_menu">
    <a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->sitemap.html#main_content">Site Map</a>
-   - <a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->#main_content">skip to main content</a>
+   - <a href="#main_content">skip to main content</a>
 </nav>
 <nav id="main_menu" class="menu" role="navigation">
 <!--% INCLUDE $navigation %-->
