diff --git a/src/routes/__tests__/browse.spec.ts b/src/routes/__tests__/browse.spec.ts
index b8fa376a..e4958349 100644
--- a/src/routes/__tests__/browse.spec.ts
+++ b/src/routes/__tests__/browse.spec.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe("addItemLinkIfPresent", () => {
 
     const numberoOfLinks = stacCollection.links.length;
     // Invoke method
-    addItemLinkIfPresent(stacCollection, "https://foo.com/items");
+    addItemLinkIfPresent(stacCollection, "https://foo.com");
     // Observe an addiitonal link in the STAC Collection with rel=items etc.
     expect(stacCollection.links.length).to.equal(numberoOfLinks + 1);
     expect(stacCollection).to.have.deep.property("links", [
diff --git a/src/routes/browse.ts b/src/routes/browse.ts
index 831f52d3..7cbe99df 100644
--- a/src/routes/browse.ts
+++ b/src/routes/browse.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ export const collectionsHandler = async (req: Request, res: Response): Promise<v
       href: encodeURI(stacRoot),
       type: "application/json",
     });
-
     addItemLinkIfPresent(collection, `${getBaseUrl(self)}/${encodeURIComponent(collection.id)}`);
   });
 
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ export function addItemLinkIfPresent(collection: STACCollection, url: string) {
   if (!itemsLink) {
     collection.links.push({
       rel: "items",
-      href: url,
+      href: `${url}/items`,
       type: "application/geo+json",
       title: "Collection Items",
     });