diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/handlebars/HandlebarsUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/handlebars/HandlebarsUtil.java
index ad81dc6..942a4e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/handlebars/HandlebarsUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/handlebars/HandlebarsUtil.java
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ public class HandlebarsUtil extends AbstractTemplateLoader {
                     randAddr = randAddr.substring(0, randAddr.lastIndexOf(".")) + ".1";
                 }
             }
+            if (randAddr.startsWith("/")) randAddr = randAddr.substring(1);
             return new Handlebars.SafeString(randAddr);
         });