diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/templates/base.mako b/src/wuttaweb/templates/base.mako
index 425d5bd..429e9be 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/templates/base.mako
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/templates/base.mako
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@
           % if request.is_root:
               ${h.form(url('stop_root'), ref='stopBeingRootForm')}
               ${h.csrf_token(request)}
-              <input type="hidden" name="referrer" value="${request.current_route_url()}" />
+              <input type="hidden" name="referrer" value="${request.url}" />
               <a @click="stopBeingRoot()"
                  class="navbar-item has-background-danger has-text-white">
                 Stop being root