diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/appsettings.template.json b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/appsettings.template.json
index cef926fad2..e9a69481d6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/appsettings.template.json
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/appsettings.template.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
       },
       "KeepAlive": {
         "DisableKeepAliveTask": false,
-        "KeepAlivePingUrl": "{umbracoApplicationUrl}/api/keepalive/ping"
+        "KeepAlivePingUrl": "~/{umbracoApplicationUrl}/api/keepalive/ping"
       },
       "RequestHandler": {
         "ConvertUrlsToAscii": "try"