diff --git a/templates/_base.html b/templates/_base.html
index c2a7f7d..784182d 100644
--- a/templates/_base.html
+++ b/templates/_base.html
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
               {% for section in section.subsections %}
 
                 {% set subsection = get_section(path=section) %}
-                {% set root_current_path = current_path | split(pat='/') | first %}
-                {% set root_section_path = subsection.path | split(pat='/') | first %}
+                {% set root_current_path = current_path | trim_start_matches(pat='/') | split(pat='/') | first %}
+                {% set root_section_path = subsection.path | trim_start_matches(pat='/') | split(pat='/') | first %}
 
                 {% if subsection.pages|length > 0 and subsection.title != 'Other' %}