diff --git a/_includes/important-format.html b/_includes/important-format.html
index a9a05445..d17e63fd 100644
--- a/_includes/important-format.html
+++ b/_includes/important-format.html
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 {% assign event = include.event %}
-Upcoming: <a href="{{ event.url }}">{{ event.title }}</a> on {{ event.date | date: "%B %e, %Y" }} in {{ event.location }} at {{ event.time }}
+Upcoming: <a href="{{ event.url | relative_url }}">{{ event.title }}</a> on {{ event.date | date: "%B %e, %Y" }} in {{ event.location }} at {{ event.time }}
diff --git a/_sass/base/_base-styles.scss b/_sass/base/_base-styles.scss
index d6f565f8..f5921244 100644
--- a/_sass/base/_base-styles.scss
+++ b/_sass/base/_base-styles.scss
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ body {
   font-weight: 400;
   font-family: $font-family;
   color: $font-color;
-  @include fixed-background(url('/assets/img/morebugs-purple.png') no-repeat);
+  @include fixed-background(url($baseurl + '/assets/img/morebugs-purple.png') no-repeat);
 }
 
 .content-wrapper { // Wraps around content
diff --git a/assets/css/main.scss b/assets/css/main.scss
index 97430ac2..d0ddf9d6 100644
--- a/assets/css/main.scss
+++ b/assets/css/main.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 ---
 
+$baseurl: "{{ site.baseurl }}";
 @import "base";
 
 html {