diff --git a/build.js b/build.js
index 0f133cb..be0e700 100644
--- a/build.js
+++ b/build.js
@@ -516,7 +516,13 @@ const Builder = function(outBaseDir, options) {
   }
 
   function isRelative(url) {
-    return !url.startsWith('#') && !url.startsWith('/') && !url.includes('://');
+    return !url.startsWith('#') &&
+           !url.startsWith('/') &&
+           !url.includes('://');
+  }
+
+  function isArticleLink(url) {
+    return !url.includes('/') && url.endsWith('.html');
   }
 
   // Try top fix relative links. This *should* only
@@ -543,7 +549,7 @@ const Builder = function(outBaseDir, options) {
     //const basedir = path.dirname(contentFileName);
     // console.log('---> pageUrl:', pageUrl);
     function fixRelLink(m, prefix, url, suffix) {
-      if (isSameDomain(url, pageUrl) && isRelative(url)) {
+      if (isSameDomain(url, pageUrl) && isRelative(url) && !isArticleLink(url)) {
         // a link that starts with "../" should be "../../" if it's in a translation
         // a link that starts with "resources" should be "../resources" if it's in a translation
         //const testName = path.join(basedir, url);
diff --git a/test/expected/test/lessons/ja/test-one.html b/test/expected/test/lessons/ja/test-one.html
index dce64dc..73ef68f 100644
--- a/test/expected/test/lessons/ja/test-one.html
+++ b/test/expected/test/lessons/ja/test-one.html
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@
 <h1>Article One</h1>
 <div class="lesson-main">
   <p>This is a <span>foo <em>bar</em> foo</span> test
-and another <div>foo <em>bar</em> foo</div> grr.</p>
+and another <div>foo <em>bar</em> foo</div> grr.
+Link to <a href="article.html">another article</a>.
+Link to <a href="/absoute-article.html">absolute article</a>.
+Link to <a href="../../resource/back.jpg">back resource</a>.
+Link to <a href="../resource/forward.jpg">forward resource</a>.</p>
 <pre class="prettyprint notranslate" translate="no"><code class="lang-html">&lt;div&gt;test *abc*&lt;div&gt;
 </code></pre>
 <img src="../resources/foo.jpg">
diff --git a/test/expected/test/lessons/test-one.html b/test/expected/test/lessons/test-one.html
index 01601ae..b93ff9a 100644
--- a/test/expected/test/lessons/test-one.html
+++ b/test/expected/test/lessons/test-one.html
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@
 <h1>Article One</h1>
 <div class="lesson-main">
   <p>This is a <span>foo <em>bar</em> foo</span> test
-and another <div>foo <em>bar</em> foo</div> grr.</p>
+and another <div>foo <em>bar</em> foo</div> grr.
+Link to <a href="article.html">another article</a>.
+Link to <a href="/absoute-article.html">absolute article</a>.
+Link to <a href="../resource/back.jpg">back resource</a>.
+Link to <a href="resource/forward.jpg">forward resource</a>.</p>
 <pre class="prettyprint notranslate" translate="no"><code class="lang-html">&lt;div&gt;test *abc*&lt;div&gt;
 </code></pre>
 <img src="resources/foo.jpg">
diff --git a/test/lessons/ja/test-one.md b/test/lessons/ja/test-one.md
index 4a867ab..a2405e0 100644
--- a/test/lessons/ja/test-one.md
+++ b/test/lessons/ja/test-one.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ TOC: First Article
 
 This is a <span>foo *bar* foo</span> test
 and another <div>foo *bar* foo</div> grr.
+Link to [another article](article.html).
+Link to [absolute article](/absoute-article.html).
+Link to [back resource](../resource/back.jpg).
+Link to [forward resource](resource/forward.jpg).
 
 ```html
 <div>test *abc*<div>
diff --git a/test/lessons/test-one.md b/test/lessons/test-one.md
index 4a867ab..a2405e0 100644
--- a/test/lessons/test-one.md
+++ b/test/lessons/test-one.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ TOC: First Article
 
 This is a <span>foo *bar* foo</span> test
 and another <div>foo *bar* foo</div> grr.
+Link to [another article](article.html).
+Link to [absolute article](/absoute-article.html).
+Link to [back resource](../resource/back.jpg).
+Link to [forward resource](resource/forward.jpg).
 
 ```html
 <div>test *abc*<div>