diff --git a/src/controllers/helpers.js b/src/controllers/helpers.js
index 6068de3091..efdf97e811 100644
--- a/src/controllers/helpers.js
+++ b/src/controllers/helpers.js
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ helpers.notAllowed = function (req, res, error) {
 				});
 			}
 		} else if (res.locals.isAPI) {
-			req.session.returnTo = nconf.get('relative_path') + req.url.replace(/^\/api/, '');
+			req.session.returnTo = req.url.replace(/^\/api/, '');
 			res.status(401).json('not-authorized');
 		} else {
-			req.session.returnTo = nconf.get('relative_path') + req.url;
+			req.session.returnTo = req.url;
 			res.redirect(nconf.get('relative_path') + '/login');
 		}
 	});
diff --git a/src/middleware/user.js b/src/middleware/user.js
index 86cb998332..f43319e1dd 100644
--- a/src/middleware/user.js
+++ b/src/middleware/user.js
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ module.exports = function (middleware) {
 				}
 				returnTo = returnTo.replace(/^\/api/, '');
 
-				req.session.returnTo = nconf.get('relative_path') + returnTo;
+				req.session.returnTo = returnTo;
 				req.session.forceLogin = 1;
 				if (res.locals.isAPI) {
 					res.status(401).json({});