diff --git a/recipes/hbr.recipe b/recipes/hbr.recipe
index 799b6d64b9..625e38d9f5 100644
--- a/recipes/hbr.recipe
+++ b/recipes/hbr.recipe
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe, classes
 
 def absurl(url):
     if url.startswith('/'):
-        url = 'https://www.hbr.org/' + url
+        url = 'https://www.hbr.org' + url
     return url