diff --git a/src/node/contentLoader.ts b/src/node/contentLoader.ts
index 8e2a0690..9a1e98a2 100644
--- a/src/node/contentLoader.ts
+++ b/src/node/contentLoader.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export function createContentLoader<T = ContentData[]>(
           const url =
             '/' +
             normalizePath(path.relative(config.srcDir, file))
-              .replace(/^index\.md$/, '')
+              .replace(/index\.md$/, '')
               .replace(/\.md$/, config.cleanUrls ? '' : '.html')
           const html = render ? md.render(src) : undefined
           const renderedExcerpt = renderExcerpt