diff --git a/cactus/skeleton/templates/base.html b/cactus/skeleton/templates/base.html
index 6649c087..d6091dad 100644
--- a/cactus/skeleton/templates/base.html
+++ b/cactus/skeleton/templates/base.html
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@
         </div>
         <div class="navbar-collapse collapse">
           <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
-            <li class="{% if_current_page '/index.html' 'active' '' %}"><a href="{% url '/index.html' %}">Home</a></li>
-            <li class="{% if_current_page '/about.html' 'active' '' %}"><a href="{% url '/about.html' %}">About</a></li>
-            <li class="{% if_current_page '/contact.html' 'active' '' %}"><a href="{% url '/contact.html' %}">Contact</a></li>
+            <li class="{% if request.path == '/index.html' %}active{% endif %}"><a href="{% url '/index.html' %}">Home</a></li>
+            <li class="{% if request.path == '/about.html' %}active{% endif %}"><a href="{% url '/about.html' %}">About</a></li>
+            <li class="{% if request.path == '/contact.html' %}active{% endif %}"><a href="{% url '/contact.html' %}">Contact</a></li>
+
             <li class="dropdown">
               <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Dropdown <b class="caret"></b></a>
               <ul class="dropdown-menu">