diff --git a/website/config.rb b/website/config.rb
index de0d2aaeee..a694c33d8d 100644
--- a/website/config.rb
+++ b/website/config.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ activate :hashicorp do |h|
 end
 
 # Netlify redirects/headers
-proxy '_redirects', 'netlify-redirects', ignore: true
+proxy '_redirects', 'redirects.txt', ignore: true
 
 helpers do
   # Returns a segment tracking ID such that local development is not
diff --git a/website/scripts/deploy.sh b/website/scripts/deploy.sh
index 46c9cd17fa..a393686c27 100755
--- a/website/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/website/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ PROJECT="consul"
 PROJECT_URL="www.consul.io"
 FASTLY_SERVICE_ID="7GrxRJP3PVBuqQbyxYQ0MV"
 FASTLY_DICTIONARY_ID="7d0yAgSHAQ2efWKeUC3kqW"
+REDIRECTS_FILE="./source/redirects.txt"
 
 # Ensure the proper AWS environment variables are set
 if [ -z "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" ]; then
@@ -95,7 +96,8 @@ if [ -z "$NO_UPLOAD" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Add redirects if they exist
-if [ -z "$NO_REDIRECTS" ] || [ ! test -f "./redirects.txt" ]; then
+# The redirects file is in the source/ directory
+if [ -z "$NO_REDIRECTS" ] || [ ! test -f $REDIRECTS_FILE ]; then
   echo "Adding redirects..."
   fields=()
   while read -r line; do
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ if [ -z "$NO_REDIRECTS" ] || [ ! test -f "./redirects.txt" ]; then
     # Read fields
     IFS=" " read -ra parts <<<"$line"
     fields+=("${parts[@]}")
-  done < "./redirects.txt"
+  done < REDIRECTS_FILE
 
   # Check we have pairs
   if [ $((${#fields[@]} % 2)) -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -126,11 +128,6 @@ if [ -z "$NO_REDIRECTS" ] || [ ! test -f "./redirects.txt" ]; then
       echo "'$field' is > 256 characters!"
       exit 1
     fi
-
-    if [ "${field:0:1}" != "/" ]; then
-      echo "'$field' does not start with /!"
-      exit 1
-    fi
   done
 
   # Build the payload for single-request updates.
diff --git a/website/source/netlify-redirects b/website/source/redirects.txt
similarity index 61%
rename from website/source/netlify-redirects
rename to website/source/redirects.txt
index 374ea9f3df..a5684884db 100644
--- a/website/source/netlify-redirects
+++ b/website/source/redirects.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Consul Redirects
-/api.html                                  /api/index.html
-/api/acl.html                              /api/acl/acl.html
-/docs/agent/acl-rules.html                 /docs/acl/acl-rules.html
-/docs/agent/acl-system.html                /docs/acl/acl-system.html
-/docs/agent/http.html                      /api/index.html
-/docs/guides/acl-legacy.html               /docs/acl/acl-legacy.html
-/docs/guides/acl-migrate-acl-tokens.html   /docs/acl/acl-migrate-acl-tokens.html
-/docs/guides/bootstrapping.html            /docs/install/bootstrapping.html
-/docs/guides/sentinel.html                 /docs/agent/sentinel.html
+/api.html                                  https://www.consul.io/api/index.html
+/api/acl.html                              https://www.consul.io/api/acl/acl.html
+/docs/agent/acl-rules.html                 https://www.consul.io/docs/acl/acl-rules.html
+/docs/agent/acl-system.html                https://www.consul.io/docs/acl/acl-system.html
+/docs/agent/http.html                      https://www.consul.io/api/index.html
+/docs/guides/acl-legacy.html               https://www.consul.io/docs/acl/acl-legacy.html
+/docs/guides/acl-migrate-acl-tokens.html   https://www.consul.io/docs/acl/acl-migrate-acl-tokens.html
+/docs/guides/bootstrapping.html            https://www.consul.io/docs/install/bootstrapping.html
+/docs/guides/sentinel.html                 https://www.consul.io/docs/agent/sentinel.html
 
 # Consul Learn Redirects
 /docs/guides/acl.html                          https://learn.hashicorp.com/consul/advanced/day-1-operations/acl-guide