diff --git a/src/user/settings.js b/src/user/settings.js
index 0a1ca94839..23e0e95f77 100644
--- a/src/user/settings.js
+++ b/src/user/settings.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 		settings.restrictChat = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'restrictChat', 0), 10) === 1;
 		settings.topicSearchEnabled = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'topicSearchEnabled', 0), 10) === 1;
 		settings.bootswatchSkin = validator.escape(String(settings.bootswatchSkin || ''));
-		settings.homePageRoute = validator.escape(String(settings.homePageRoute || ''));
+		settings.homePageRoute = validator.escape(String(settings.homePageRoute || '')).replace('/', '/');
 		settings.scrollToMyPost = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'scrollToMyPost', 1), 10) === 1;
 		settings.categoryWatchState = getSetting(settings, 'categoryWatchState', 'notwatching');