diff --git a/gitea/gitea.go b/gitea/gitea.go
index 5551719..e6cbd8d 100644
--- a/gitea/gitea.go
+++ b/gitea/gitea.go
@@ -47,28 +47,34 @@ func (c *Client) Open(user, path string) (fs.File, error) {
 	log.Printf("user: %s", user)
 	log.Printf("path: %s", path)
 
-	var repo string
+	var (
+		repo     string
+		filepath string
+	)
 
 	parts := strings.Split(strings.TrimLeft(path, "/"), "/")
 	log.Printf("parts: %d #%v", len(parts), parts)
 	if len(parts) > 1 {
 		repo = parts[0]
-		path = strings.Join(parts[1:], "/")
+		filepath = strings.Join(parts[1:], "/")
 	} else {
 		repo = fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", user, c.domain)
+		filepath = path
 	}
 	log.Printf("repo: %s", repo)
 
 	// if path is empty they want to have the index.html
-	if path == "" || path == "/" {
-		path = "index.html"
+	if filepath == "" || filepath == "/" {
+		filepath = "index.html"
 	}
 
 	allowed := c.allowsPages(user, repo)
 	log.Printf("allowed? %t", allowed)
 	if !allowed && repo != fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", user, c.domain) {
 		repo = fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", user, c.domain)
-		if !c.allowsPages(user, repo) {
+		if c.allowsPages(user, repo) {
+			filepath = path
+		} else {
 			return nil, fs.ErrNotExist
 		}
 	}