diff --git a/api/products/views.py b/api/products/views.py
index fd2ecaa..7ddb2dd 100644
--- a/api/products/views.py
+++ b/api/products/views.py
@@ -1249,7 +1249,9 @@ def mini_prog_entry_redirect(code, tid):
         # the mplink path setting may not work for some reason, so we use
         # redirect param of the index page as a fallback
         query += '&redirect=' + path
-    url = cache.get_or_set(key, lambda: mplink(query, path, env_version), 300)
+    # passing path other than /pages/index/index to mplink may get an error, use
+    # the redirect param of the index page as a fallback for now
+    url = cache.get_or_set(key, lambda: mplink(query, "/pages/index/index", env_version), 300)
     return redirect(url)
 
 class MiniProgEntryView(BaseView):