diff --git a/components/content/src/page.rs b/components/content/src/page.rs
index 7d37cc8e..6f0ad10a 100644
--- a/components/content/src/page.rs
+++ b/components/content/src/page.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ impl ser::Serialize for Page {
         state.serialize_field("description", &self.meta.description)?;
         state.serialize_field("date", &self.meta.date)?;
         state.serialize_field("slug", &self.slug)?;
-        state.serialize_field("path", &format!("/{}", self.path))?;
+        state.serialize_field("path", &self.path)?;
         state.serialize_field("permalink", &self.permalink)?;
         state.serialize_field("summary", &self.summary)?;
         state.serialize_field("tags", &self.meta.tags)?;
diff --git a/components/content/src/section.rs b/components/content/src/section.rs
index 8ce0ea5f..54e749ff 100644
--- a/components/content/src/section.rs
+++ b/components/content/src/section.rs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ impl ser::Serialize for Section {
         state.serialize_field("title", &self.meta.title)?;
         state.serialize_field("description", &self.meta.description)?;
         state.serialize_field("extra", &self.meta.extra)?;
-        state.serialize_field("path", &format!("/{}", self.path))?;
+        state.serialize_field("path", &self.path)?;
         state.serialize_field("permalink", &self.permalink)?;
         state.serialize_field("pages", &self.pages)?;
         state.serialize_field("subsections", &self.subsections)?;