diff --git a/src/BaGet.Core/Extensions/PackageArchiveReaderExtensions.cs b/src/BaGet.Core/Extensions/PackageArchiveReaderExtensions.cs
index 3e01432b..d2219eb5 100644
--- a/src/BaGet.Core/Extensions/PackageArchiveReaderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/BaGet.Core/Extensions/PackageArchiveReaderExtensions.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public async static Task<Stream> GetReadmeAsync(
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Package does not have a readme!");
             }
 
-            return await package.GetStreamAsync(readmePath, cancellationToken);
+            return await package.GetStreamAsync(PathUtility.StripLeadingDirectorySeparators(readmePath), cancellationToken);
         }
 
         public async static Task<Stream> GetIconAsync(