diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
index c5e30f1d..2f978e0a 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 
 			//set the generated BASE element's href attribute to a new page's base path
 			reset: function() {
-				base.element.attr( "href", docBase );
+				base.element.attr( "href", initialPath );
 			}
 
 		} : undefined;
@@ -866,4 +866,4 @@
 		}
 	});
 
-})( jQuery );
\ No newline at end of file
+})( jQuery );