diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/viewer/traceViewer.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/viewer/traceViewer.ts
index 3de6bec1b828f..e45509993d9ba 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/viewer/traceViewer.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/viewer/traceViewer.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export async function installRootRedirect(server: HttpServer, traceUrls: string[
   for (const reporter of options.reporter || [])
     params.append('reporter', reporter);
 
-  const urlPath  = `/trace/${options.webApp || 'index.html'}?${params.toString()}`;
+  const urlPath  = `./trace/${options.webApp || 'index.html'}?${params.toString()}`;
   server.routePath('/', (_, response) => {
     response.statusCode = 302;
     response.setHeader('Location', urlPath);