diff --git a/_layouts/default.liquid b/_layouts/default.liquid
index 6809a73d75ff..1c3584e01082 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.liquid
+++ b/_layouts/default.liquid
@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@
{% if page.redirect %}
-
+ {% if page.redirect == true %}
+ {% assign redirect = site.baseurl | append: '/' %}
+ {% elsif page.redirect contains '://' %}
+ {% assign redirect = page.redirect %}
+ {% else %}
+ {% assign redirect = page.redirect | relative_url %}
+ {% endif %}
+
{% endif %}
{% include head.liquid %}