diff --git a/routes/artworks.cpp b/routes/artworks.cpp
index 23a220a..968c5f5 100644
--- a/routes/artworks.cpp
+++ b/routes/artworks.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ static inline Element generate_illust_tags(const Illust& illust);
 
 static inline bool is_true(const std::string& str);
 static inline std::string time_to_string(time_t time);
+static inline std::string proxy_pixiv_url(const httplib::Request& req, const Config& config, blankie::murl::Url url);
 
 void artworks_route(const httplib::Request& req, httplib::Response& res, const Config& config, PixivClient& pixiv_client) {
     uint64_t illust_id = to_ull(req.matches.str(1));
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ static inline std::vector<blankie::html::Node> parse_description_line(const http
 
         blankie::murl::Url url(sm.str(0));
         std::string url_str = url.is_host_equal("pixiv.net") || url.is_host_equal("www.pixiv.net")
-            ? proxy_url(get_origin(req, config), std::move(url))
+            ? proxy_pixiv_url(req, config, std::move(url))
             : url.to_string();
         nodes.push_back(Element("a", {{"href", url_str}}, {url_str}));
 
@@ -197,3 +198,14 @@ static inline std::string time_to_string(time_t time) {
 
     return std::string(str, len);
 }
+
+static inline std::string proxy_pixiv_url(const httplib::Request& req, const Config& config, blankie::murl::Url url) {
+    if (url.path.size() >= 4 && url.path.starts_with("/en/")) {
+        url.path.erase(0, 3);
+    } else if (url.path.size() == 3 && url.path == "/en") {
+        url.path = '/';
+    }
+
+    // TODO strip the lang query parameter
+    return proxy_url(get_origin(req, config), std::move(url));
+}