diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index af37db25f..6e0353f2d 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ## uBlock Origin pages
 
-HTML: <http://gorhill.github.io/uBlock/>.
\ No newline at end of file
+HTML: <https://gorhill.github.io/uBlock/>.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/js/hntrie.js b/src/js/hntrie.js
index 8ba88c67b..ef66e032c 100644
--- a/src/js/hntrie.js
+++ b/src/js/hntrie.js
@@ -477,11 +477,12 @@ const hnTrieManager = {
     // location, and consequently so will be the related WASM file.
     let workingDir;
     {
-        const url = document.currentScript.src;
-        const match = /[^\/]+$/.exec(url);
-        workingDir = match !== null
-            ? url.slice(0, match.index)
-            : '';
+        const url = new URL(document.currentScript.src);
+        const match = /[^\/]+$/.exec(url.pathname);
+        if ( match !== null ) {
+            url.pathname = url.pathname.slice(0, match.index);
+        }
+        workingDir = url.href;
     }
 
     const memory = new WebAssembly.Memory({ initial: 1 });