diff --git a/bloat.conf b/bloat.conf
index f29e553..9bd2781 100644
--- a/bloat.conf
+++ b/bloat.conf
@@ -38,5 +38,4 @@ post_formats=PlainText:text/plain,HTML:text/html,Markdown:text/markdown,BBCode:t
 # single_instance=pl.mydomain.com
 
 # Path to custom CSS. Value can be a file path relative to the static directory.
-# or a URL starting with either "http://" or "https://".
 # custom_css=custom.css
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 657912d..9e9ba4e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
 
 	"bloat/config"
 	"bloat/renderer"
@@ -47,14 +46,8 @@ func main() {
 		errExit(err)
 	}
 
-	customCSS := config.CustomCSS
-	if len(customCSS) > 0 && !strings.HasPrefix(customCSS, "http://") &&
-		!strings.HasPrefix(customCSS, "https://") {
-		customCSS = "/static/" + customCSS
-	}
-
 	s := service.NewService(config.ClientName, config.ClientScope,
-		config.ClientWebsite, customCSS, config.SingleInstance,
+		config.ClientWebsite, config.CustomCSS, config.SingleInstance,
 		config.PostFormats, renderer)
 	handler := service.NewHandler(s, *verbose, config.StaticDirectory)
 
diff --git a/templates/header.tmpl b/templates/header.tmpl
index 8a1b0ca..7ebf65e 100644
--- a/templates/header.tmpl
+++ b/templates/header.tmpl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	<title> {{if gt .Count 0}}({{.Count}}){{end}} {{.Title}} </title>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css">
 	{{if .CustomCSS}}
-	<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{.CustomCSS}}">
+	<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/{{.CustomCSS}}">
 	{{end}}
 	{{if $.Ctx.FluorideMode}}
 	<script src="/static/fluoride.js"></script>