diff --git a/src/lib/routeLoaders.ts b/src/lib/routeLoaders.ts
index 09d2c4ab8..549e9dd1c 100644
--- a/src/lib/routeLoaders.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routeLoaders.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export const homeLoader: LoaderFunction = async (): Promise<
   HomeLoaderData | Response
 > => {
   if (!isTauri()) {
-    return redirect(paths.FILE + '/' + BROWSER_PROJECT_NAME)
+    return redirect(paths.FILE + '/%2F' + BROWSER_PROJECT_NAME)
   }
   const settings = await loadAndValidateSettings()