diff --git a/aio/content/guide/deployment.md b/aio/content/guide/deployment.md
index cd2a56ad35..1acc29c2f2 100644
--- a/aio/content/guide/deployment.md
+++ b/aio/content/guide/deployment.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Make a note of the user name and project name in GitHub.
 
 1. Build your project using Github project name, with the Angular CLI command [`ng build`](cli/build) and the options shown here:
    <code-example language="none" class="code-shell">
-     ng build --prod --output-path docs --base-href <project_name>
+     ng build --prod --output-path docs --base-href /<project_name>/
     </code-example>
 
 1. When the build is complete, make a copy of `docs/index.html` and name it `docs/404.html`.