diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e40e819d..4b4731c9b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Quartz v4 features a from-the-ground rewrite focusing on end-user extensibility
 
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-
 ## Sponsors
 
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diff --git a/quartz/plugins/transformers/links.ts b/quartz/plugins/transformers/links.ts
index f8da36c4d..26c4a3228 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/transformers/links.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/transformers/links.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export const CrawlLinks: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<Options> | undefined> =
 
                   // url.resolve is considered legacy
                   // WHATWG equivalent https://nodejs.dev/en/api/v18/url/#urlresolvefrom-to
-                  const url = new URL(dest, `resolve://${curSlug}`)
+                  const url = new URL(dest, `https://base.com/${curSlug}`)
                   const canonicalDest = url.pathname
                   const [destCanonical, _destAnchor] = splitAnchor(canonicalDest)