diff --git a/.changeset/fluffy-onions-act.md b/.changeset/fluffy-onions-act.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a3030cd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fluffy-onions-act.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@verdaccio/middleware': patch
+---
+
+fix(middleware): link to favicon in template
diff --git a/packages/middleware/src/middlewares/web/utils/template.ts b/packages/middleware/src/middlewares/web/utils/template.ts
index 45779c404..8bb40a37e 100644
--- a/packages/middleware/src/middlewares/web/utils/template.ts
+++ b/packages/middleware/src/middlewares/web/utils/template.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default function renderTemplate(template: Template, manifest: WebpackMani
         <meta charset="utf-8">
         <base href="${template?.options.base}">
         <title>${template?.options?.title ?? ''}</title>        
-        <link rel="icon" href="${template?.options.base}-/static/favicon.ico"/>
+        <link rel="icon" href="${template?.options.base}/-/static/favicon.ico"/>
         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> 
         <script>
             window.__VERDACCIO_BASENAME_UI_OPTIONS=${JSON.stringify(template.options)}
diff --git a/packages/middleware/test/__snapshots__/template.test.ts.snap b/packages/middleware/test/__snapshots__/template.test.ts.snap
index 7d131dc2a..d503fe251 100644
--- a/packages/middleware/test/__snapshots__/template.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/middleware/test/__snapshots__/template.test.ts.snap
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ exports[`template custom body after 1`] = `
         <meta charset="utf-8">
         <base href="http://domain.com">
         <title></title>        
-        <link rel="icon" href="http://domain.com-/static/favicon.ico"/>
+        <link rel="icon" href="http://domain.com/-/static/favicon.ico"/>
         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> 
         <script>
             window.__VERDACCIO_BASENAME_UI_OPTIONS={"base":"http://domain.com"}
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ exports[`template custom body before 1`] = `
         <meta charset="utf-8">
         <base href="http://domain.com">
         <title></title>        
-        <link rel="icon" href="http://domain.com-/static/favicon.ico"/>
+        <link rel="icon" href="http://domain.com/-/static/favicon.ico"/>
         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> 
         <script>
             window.__VERDACCIO_BASENAME_UI_OPTIONS={"base":"http://domain.com"}
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ exports[`template custom render 1`] = `
         <meta charset="utf-8">
         <base href="http://domain.com">
         <title></title>        
-        <link rel="icon" href="http://domain.com-/static/favicon.ico"/>
+        <link rel="icon" href="http://domain.com/-/static/favicon.ico"/>
         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> 
         <script>
             window.__VERDACCIO_BASENAME_UI_OPTIONS={"base":"http://domain.com"}
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ exports[`template custom title 1`] = `
         <meta charset="utf-8">
         <base href="http://domain.com">
         <title>foo title</title>        
-        <link rel="icon" href="http://domain.com-/static/favicon.ico"/>
+        <link rel="icon" href="http://domain.com/-/static/favicon.ico"/>
         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> 
         <script>
             window.__VERDACCIO_BASENAME_UI_OPTIONS={"base":"http://domain.com","title":"foo title"}
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ exports[`template custom title 2`] = `
         <meta charset="utf-8">
         <base href="http://domain.com">
         <title>foo title</title>        
-        <link rel="icon" href="http://domain.com-/static/favicon.ico"/>
+        <link rel="icon" href="http://domain.com/-/static/favicon.ico"/>
         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> 
         <script>
             window.__VERDACCIO_BASENAME_UI_OPTIONS={"base":"http://domain.com","title":"foo title"}
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ exports[`template meta scripts 1`] = `
         <meta charset="utf-8">
         <base href="http://domain.com">
         <title></title>        
-        <link rel="icon" href="http://domain.com-/static/favicon.ico"/>
+        <link rel="icon" href="http://domain.com/-/static/favicon.ico"/>
         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> 
         <script>
             window.__VERDACCIO_BASENAME_UI_OPTIONS={"base":"http://domain.com"}