diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Markdown/MarkdownGravLinkTrait.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Markdown/MarkdownGravLinkTrait.php
index 7ac0b2000..1357c686b 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Markdown/MarkdownGravLinkTrait.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Markdown/MarkdownGravLinkTrait.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ trait MarkdownGravLinkTrait
             if (!isset($url['host']) && isset($url['path'])) {
 
                 // convert the URl is required
-                $Excerpt['element']['attributes']['href'] = $this->convertUrl($url['path']);
+                $Excerpt['element']['attributes']['href'] = $this->convertUrl(Uri::build_url($url));
             }
         }