diff --git a/themes/briar-manual/layouts/partials/header.html b/themes/briar-manual/layouts/partials/header.html
index 0e10deabc46b6bd91301b6d496a1ae657f631243..336117a4a1a19fecfcc90c847cd230dc36bdfb9e 100644
--- a/themes/briar-manual/layouts/partials/header.html
+++ b/themes/briar-manual/layouts/partials/header.html
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
         <ul class="nav-list">
             {{ $currentPage := . }}
             {{ range $.Site.Home.AllTranslations }}
+            {{ $nav_item_url := .Permalink }} 
+            {{ $nav_url:= $currentPage.Permalink}}
             <li>
-                {{ if (eq $currentPage.URL .URL) }}
+                {{ if eq $nav_item_url $nav_url  }}
                 {{ .Language.LanguageName }}: {{ .Title }}
                 {{ else }}
                 <a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .Language.LanguageName }}: {{ .Title }}</a>
@@ -25,4 +27,4 @@
     </div>
 
     <div class="clear"></div>
-    <div id="main">
\ No newline at end of file
+    <div id="main">