diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/files/src/app.po.ts.template b/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/files/src/app.po.ts.template
index cb95601b81e3..4e1cf115d60f 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/files/src/app.po.ts.template
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/files/src/app.po.ts.template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { browser, by, element } from 'protractor';
 
 export class AppPage {
   navigateTo() {
-    return browser.get('/') as Promise<any>;
+    return browser.get(browser.baseUrl) as Promise<any>;
   }
 
   getTitleText() {
diff --git a/tests/angular_devkit/build_angular/hello-world-app/e2e/app.po.ts b/tests/angular_devkit/build_angular/hello-world-app/e2e/app.po.ts
index 04d4aa2b9143..ba8e25c4823e 100644
--- a/tests/angular_devkit/build_angular/hello-world-app/e2e/app.po.ts
+++ b/tests/angular_devkit/build_angular/hello-world-app/e2e/app.po.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { browser, by, element } from 'protractor';
 
 export class AppPage {
   navigateTo() {
-    return browser.get('/');
+    return browser.get(browser.baseUrl);
   }
 
   getTitleText() {