diff --git a/_config.example.yml b/_config.example.yml
index 3752e5b..e06e2a7 100644
--- a/_config.example.yml
+++ b/_config.example.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ background: images/bg03.jpg # without baseurl
 # Copyright info
 copyright_text: "Company Name"
 copyright_url: "Company Site"
-license_path: /LICENSE.txt
+license_path: LICENSE.txt # without baseurl
 
 # Social Media - can remove to not show icons
 social:
diff --git a/_includes/footer.html b/_includes/footer.html
index 2f41690..98aeed2 100644
--- a/_includes/footer.html
+++ b/_includes/footer.html
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
   <ul class="copyright">
     <li><a href="{{ site.copyright_url }}" target=_blank>{{ site.copyright_text }}</a></li>
     <li><a href="https://html5up.net" target=_blank>Credits</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{{ site.license_path }}" target=_blank>License</a></li>
+    <li><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/{{ site.license_path }}" target=_blank>License</a></li>
   </ul>
 </footer>