diff --git a/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/base.template.html b/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/base.template.html
index f1ffd6b2e1..df0c1279bd 100644
--- a/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/base.template.html
+++ b/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/base.template.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       </script>
     {% for crumb in doc.breadCrumbs %}{% if not loop.last %}
       {$ slash() $}
-      {% if crumb.path %}<a href="{$ crumb.path $}">{$ crumb.text $}<a>{% else %}{$ crumb.text $}{% endif %}
+      {% if crumb.path %}<a href="{$ crumb.path $}">{$ crumb.text $}</a>{% else %}{$ crumb.text $}{% endif %}
     {% endif %}{% endfor %}
   </div>
   <header class="api-header">
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@
   <div class="api-body">
     {% block body %}{% endblock %}
   </div>
-</article>
\ No newline at end of file
+</article>