diff --git a/www/gatsby-config.js b/www/gatsby-config.js
index 4afa1afaca..b238759614 100644
--- a/www/gatsby-config.js
+++ b/www/gatsby-config.js
@@ -115,6 +115,6 @@ module.exports = {
     author: '@edx',
   },
   // Match the location of the site on github pages if no path prefix is specified
-  pathPrefix: 'PATH_PREFIX' in process.env ? process.env.PATH_PREFIX : '/paragon',
+  pathPrefix: process.env.PATH_PREFIX || '',
   plugins,
 };