diff --git a/server/embed.go b/server/embed.go
index e55da4f..0118bef 100644
--- a/server/embed.go
+++ b/server/embed.go
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ func embedController(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		p = p + "index.html"
 	}
 
-	p = strings.TrimLeft(p, config.Webroot) // server webroot config
-	p = path.Join("ui", p)                  // add go:embed path to path prefix
+	p = strings.TrimPrefix(p, config.Webroot) // server webroot config
+	p = path.Join("ui", p)                    // add go:embed path to path prefix
 
 	b, err := distFS.ReadFile(p)
 	if err != nil {