diff --git a/packages/ui-templates/lib/render.ts b/packages/ui-templates/lib/render.ts
index 985107a291..371f74b448 100644
--- a/packages/ui-templates/lib/render.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-templates/lib/render.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export const RenderPlugin = () => {
           .match(/<body.*?>([\s\S]*)<\/body>/)?.[0]
           .replace(/(?<=<|<\/)body/g, 'div')
           .replace(/messages\./g, '')
-          .replace(/<a href="([^"]+)"([^>]*)>([\s\S]*)<\/a>/g, '<NuxtLink to="$1"$2>$3</NuxtLink>')
+          .replace(/<a href="(\/[^"]*)"([^>]*)>([\s\S]*)<\/a>/g, '<NuxtLink to="$1"$2>$3</NuxtLink>')
           .replace(/>{{\s*([\s\S]+?)\s*}}<\/[\w-]*>/g, ' v-html="$1" />')
         // We are not matching <link> <script> and <meta> tags as these aren't used yet in nuxt/ui
         // and should be taken care of wherever this SFC is used