diff --git a/lib/rewrite-local-links.js b/lib/rewrite-local-links.js
index e0f4a12b1ece..2cd18221c076 100644
--- a/lib/rewrite-local-links.js
+++ b/lib/rewrite-local-links.js
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ function getNewHref (link, languageCode, version) {
 
   // If link is dotcom-only, just get the language code
   // Otherwise, get the versioned path with language code
-  if (!newHref) newHref = link.hasClass('dotcom-only')
-    ? pathUtils.getVersionedPathWithLanguage(href, nonEnterpriseDefaultVersion, languageCode)
-    : pathUtils.getVersionedPathWithLanguage(href, version, languageCode)
+  if (!newHref) {
+    newHref = link.hasClass('dotcom-only')
+      ? pathUtils.getVersionedPathWithLanguage(href, nonEnterpriseDefaultVersion, languageCode)
+      : pathUtils.getVersionedPathWithLanguage(href, version, languageCode)
+  }
 
   if (href !== newHref) link.attr('href', newHref)
 }