diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/uiModeTraceView.tsx b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/uiModeTraceView.tsx
index 71f9e2e23c..33c3afff4a 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/uiModeTraceView.tsx
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/uiModeTraceView.tsx
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ function formatUrl(traceURL: URL) {
 }
 
 function filePathToTraceURL(path: string) {
-  const url = new URL('/trace/file', location.href);
+  const url = new URL('file', location.href);
   url.searchParams.set('path', path);
   return url;
 }