diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index 09ff66e..44e2f84 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -58,17 +58,17 @@
     {% set root_section = get_section(path="_index.md") %}
     <header>
       <nav>
-        <a href="/">/home/</a>
+        <a href="/">home</a>
 
         {# Render subsections #}
         {% for subsection_path in root_section.subsections %}
         {% set subsection = get_section(path=subsection_path) %}
-        <a href="{{ subsection.permalink }}">{{ subsection.permalink | replace(from=config.base_url, to="") }}</a>
+        <a href="{{ subsection.permalink }}">{{ subsection.permalink | replace(from=config.base_url, to="") | trim_start_matches(pat="/") | trim_end_matches(pat="/") }}</a>
         {% endfor %}
 
         {# Render pages at the root #}
         {% for page in root_section.pages %}
-        <a href="{{ page.permalink }}">{{ page.permalink | replace(from=config.base_url, to="") }}</a>
+        <a href="{{ page.permalink }}">{{ page.permalink | replace(from=config.base_url, to="") | trim_start_matches(pat="/") | trim_end_matches(pat="/") }}</a>
         {% endfor %}
       </nav>
     </header>