diff --git a/packages/perseus/src/locale_detector.rs b/packages/perseus/src/locale_detector.rs
index 15841f9d12..5461943e0a 100644
--- a/packages/perseus/src/locale_detector.rs
+++ b/packages/perseus/src/locale_detector.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub fn detect_locale(url: String, locales: Locales) {
     web_sys::window()
         .unwrap()
         .location()
-        .set_href(&format!("/{}/{}", locale, url))
+        .replace(&format!("/{}/{}", locale, url))
         .unwrap();
 }