diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index e8685f266a..81bcf63a86 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!doctype html>
 <html lang="en" ng-app="chpl">
   <head>
-    <base href="/">\
+    <base href="/">
     <!-- Google Tag Manager -->
     <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':
       new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],
