diff --git a/lib/web/templates/page/index.html.heex b/lib/web/templates/page/index.html.heex
index 8d35f4a24..a851fc873 100644
--- a/lib/web/templates/page/index.html.heex
+++ b/lib/web/templates/page/index.html.heex
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
     <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/img/icons/apple-touch-icon-152x152.png" sizes="152x152" />
     <link rel="mask-icon" href="/img/icons/safari-pinned-tab.svg" color={theme_color()} />
     <meta name="theme-color" content={theme_color()} />
-    <link rel="preload" href="/img/shape-1.svg" as="image" />
-    <link rel="preload" href="/img/shape-2.svg" as="image" />
-    <link rel="preload" href="/img/shape-3.svg" as="image" />
+    <%= if is_root(assigns) do %>
+      <link rel="preload" href="/img/shape-1.svg" as="image" />
+      <link rel="preload" href="/img/shape-2.svg" as="image" />
+      <link rel="preload" href="/img/shape-3.svg" as="image" />
+    <% end %>
     <%= tags(assigns) || assigns.tags %>
     <%= Vite.inlined_phx_manifest() %>
     <%= Vite.vite_client() %>
diff --git a/lib/web/views/page_view.ex b/lib/web/views/page_view.ex
index c7badebfe..660dcb59f 100644
--- a/lib/web/views/page_view.ex
+++ b/lib/web/views/page_view.ex
@@ -86,4 +86,9 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Web.PageView do
   def language_direction(assigns) do
     assigns |> Map.get(:locale, "en") |> get_language_direction()
   end
+
+  @spec is_root(map()) :: boolean()
+  def is_root(assigns) do
+    assigns |> Map.get(:conn, %{request_path: "/"}) |> Map.get(:request_path, "/") == "/"
+  end
 end