diff --git a/site/src/utils/apps.test.ts b/site/src/utils/apps.test.ts
index 9e188efb2af35..9223668f65c8e 100644
--- a/site/src/utils/apps.test.ts
+++ b/site/src/utils/apps.test.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe("create app link", () => {
       },
     );
     expect(href).toBe(
-      "/path-base/@username/Test-Workspace.a-workspace-agent/terminal?command=ls%20-la",
+      "/@username/Test-Workspace.a-workspace-agent/terminal?command=ls%20-la",
     );
   });
 
diff --git a/site/src/utils/apps.ts b/site/src/utils/apps.ts
index 6021f2ffebb52..b412984172f97 100644
--- a/site/src/utils/apps.ts
+++ b/site/src/utils/apps.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ export const createAppLinkHref = (
     agent.name
   }/apps/${encodeURIComponent(appSlug)}/`;
   if (app.command) {
-    href = `${preferredPathBase}/@${username}/${workspace.name}.${
+    // Terminal links are relative. The terminal page knows how
+    // to select the correct workspace proxy for the websocket
+    // connection.
+    href = `/@${username}/${workspace.name}.${
       agent.name
     }/terminal?command=${encodeURIComponent(app.command)}`;
   }