diff --git a/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Empire.pm b/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Empire.pm
index b7b73c24..36d86c77 100644
--- a/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Empire.pm
+++ b/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Empire.pm
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ sub get_invite_friend_url {
             zone        => $self->home_planet->zone,
         })->insert;
     }
-    return Lacuna->config->get('server_url').'#referral='.$code;
+    return Lacuna->config->get('server_url').'app/#referral='.$code;
 }
 
 sub invite_friend {