diff --git a/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr b/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr
index fec20189..c5facac8 100644
--- a/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ def get_referer(env, fallback = "/")
   end
 
   referer = referer.full_path
+  referer = "/" + referer.lstrip("\/\\")
 
   if referer == env.request.path
     referer = fallback