diff --git a/ietf/doc/views_doc.py b/ietf/doc/views_doc.py
index 9bbb0068a2..8304bd0bc3 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/views_doc.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/views_doc.py
@@ -810,7 +810,8 @@ def document_html(request, name, rev=None):
         raise Http404("Multiple documents matched: %s" % name)
 
     if found.matched_name.startswith('rfc') and name != found.matched_name:
-         return redirect('ietf.doc.views_doc.document_html', name=found.matched_name)
+        name = found.matched_name
+        return redirect('ietf.doc.views_doc.document_html', name=found.matched_name)
 
     doc = found.documents.get()