diff --git a/src/core/fetch/index.js b/src/core/fetch/index.js
index 9d2769b84..923dc3e90 100644
--- a/src/core/fetch/index.js
+++ b/src/core/fetch/index.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export function fetchMixin(proto) {
           this._loadSideAndNav(path, qs, loadSidebar, cb)
         ),
       _ => {
-        this._fetchFallbackPage(file, qs, cb) || this._fetch404(file, qs, cb);
+        this._fetchFallbackPage(path, qs, cb) || this._fetch404(file, qs, cb);
       }
     );