diff --git a/IPython/html/static/base/js/contents.js b/IPython/html/static/base/js/contents.js
index 31a7d6c..13791a2 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/base/js/contents.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/base/js/contents.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ define([
                 window.open(
                     utils.url_join_encode(
                         base_url,
-                        'contents',
+                        'notebooks',
                         path,
                         notebook_name
                     ),