diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/base.html b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
index a31ff07ee..b53987db4 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/base.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
   {% block head %}
   <link title="{{ instance_name }}" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" rel="search" href="{{ opensearch_url }}"/>
   {% endblock %}
-  <link rel="icon" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='img/favicon.png') }}" sizes="any">
-  <link rel="icon" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='img/favicon.svg') }}" type="image/svg+xml">
+  <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" sizes="any">
+  <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/svg+xml">
 </head>
 <body class="{{ endpoint }}_endpoint" >
   <main id="main_{{  self._TemplateReference__context.name|replace("simple/", "")|replace(".html", "") }}" class="{{body_class}}">
