diff --git a/pinaxcon/urls.py b/pinaxcon/urls.py
index 93e69e5102e03a1a7ca3a3774d13e0310e008525..5a898fc3fbb1fc2fe647f6f4863716a72441833e 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/urls.py
+++ b/pinaxcon/urls.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import symposion.views
 
 
 urlpatterns = [
-    url(r"^$", TemplateView.as_view(template_name="static_pages/homepage.html"), name="home"),
+    url(r"^/$", TemplateView.as_view(template_name="static_pages/homepage.html"), name="home"),
 
     # about
     url(r"^about/north-bay-python/$", TemplateView.as_view(template_name="static_pages/about/north_bay_python.html"), name="about/north-bay-python"),