diff --git a/src/backend/filters/urlRewrite.ts b/src/backend/filters/urlRewrite.ts
index a884aeb..ea88f8d 100644
--- a/src/backend/filters/urlRewrite.ts
+++ b/src/backend/filters/urlRewrite.ts
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@ export default class URLRewriteFilter implements ContentFilter {
 
     const $ = cheerio.load(html);
 
-    // Insert or adjust the <base> tag
-    if ($("base").length) {
-      $("base").attr("href", "/browse/");
-    } else {
-      $("head").prepend('<base href="/browse/">');
-    }
-
     ["a", "link", "script", "img"].forEach((tag) => {
       $.root()
         .find(tag)
@@ -27,10 +20,8 @@ export default class URLRewriteFilter implements ContentFilter {
           let attrName = ["a", "link"].includes(tag) ? "href" : "src";
           let urlValue = $(element).attr(attrName);
           if (urlValue) {
-            if (!isICANN(urlValue)) {
-              if (urlValue.startsWith("http")) {
-                $(element).attr(attrName, `/browse${urlValue}`);
-              }
+            if (urlValue.startsWith("http") && !isICANN(urlValue)) {
+              $(element).attr(attrName, `/browse${urlValue}`);
             }
           }
         });