diff --git a/lib/response.js b/lib/response.js
index a163e9d40d..a8256d6f01 100644
--- a/lib/response.js
+++ b/lib/response.js
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ res.redirect = function(url){
     var path = app.path();
 
     // relative to path
-    if (0 == url.indexOf('./') || 0 == url.indexOf('..')) {
+    if ('.' == url[0]) {
       url = req.path + '/' + url;
     // relative to mount-point
     } else if ('/' != url[0]) {