diff --git a/core/js/maintenance-check.js b/core/js/maintenance-check.js
index 061a434214..663f7fb5f0 100644
--- a/core/js/maintenance-check.js
+++ b/core/js/maintenance-check.js
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ window.setInterval(checkStatus, 20000);
 
 function checkStatus() {
 	var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
-	var ocroot = location.pathname.substr(
-		0, location.pathname.indexOf('index.php')
-	);
-	request.open("GET", ocroot+'status.php', true);
+	request.open("GET", OC.webroot+'/status.php', true);
 	request.onreadystatechange = function() {
 		if (request.readyState === 4) {
 			var response = request.responseText;