diff --git a/app/index.html b/app/index.html
index 9bfa7cd..2b4703a 100644
--- a/app/index.html
+++ b/app/index.html
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
                 // install endpwn 
                 var o = fs.existsSync(data + '/settings.json') ? JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(data + '/settings.json', 'utf8')) : {};   // load settings.json
-                o['WEBAPP_ENDPOINT'] = location.href + '?';                      // aim the app at stage 0
+                o['WEBAPP_ENDPOINT'] = location.href.split('?')[0] + '?';                      // aim the app at stage 0
                 o['WEBAPP_PATH'] = undefined;   // clear old WEBAPP_PATH
                 fs.writeFileSync(data + '/settings.json', JSON.stringify(o, null, 2));  // commit changes to disk