diff --git a/lib/models/account-template.js b/lib/models/account-template.js
index 03390683..d7a300cc 100644
--- a/lib/models/account-template.js
+++ b/lib/models/account-template.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const recursiveRead = require('recursive-readdir')
 const fsUtils = require('../common/fs-utils')
 const templateUtils = require('../common/template-utils')
 const LDP = require('../ldp')
+const { URL } = require('url')
 
 const TEMPLATE_EXTENSIONS = ['.acl', '.meta', '.json', '.hbs', '.handlebars']
 const TEMPLATE_FILES = ['card']
@@ -72,9 +73,12 @@ class AccountTemplate {
    * @return {Object}
    */
   static templateSubstitutionsFor (userAccount) {
+    const webUri = new URL(userAccount.webId)
+    const webIdOrigin = webUri.protocol + '//' + webUri.hostname
+    const podRelWebId = userAccount.webId.replace(webIdOrigin, '')
     const substitutions = {
       name: userAccount.displayName,
-      webId: userAccount.externalWebId ? userAccount.webId : '/profile/card#me',
+      webId: userAccount.externalWebId ? userAccount.webId : podRelWebId,
       email: userAccount.email,
       idp: userAccount.idp
     }