diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/url-redirects.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/url-redirects.js.es6
index ae95f4f8b82..fa8514e6d50 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/url-redirects.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/url-redirects.js.es6
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ export default {
     Discourse.URL.rewrite(/^\/category\//, "/c/");
     Discourse.URL.rewrite(/^\/group\//, "/groups/");
     Discourse.URL.rewrite(/\/private-messages\/$/, "/messages/");
-    Discourse.URL.rewrite(/\/users\/([^\/]+)\/?$/, "/users/$1/activity");
+    Discourse.URL.rewrite(/^\/users\/([^\/]+)\/?$/, "/users/$1/activity");
   }
 };