diff --git a/selfservice/strategy/saml/strategy/strategy_login.go b/selfservice/strategy/saml/strategy/strategy_login.go
index e18020686d55..9e589cc6c158 100644
--- a/selfservice/strategy/saml/strategy/strategy_login.go
+++ b/selfservice/strategy/saml/strategy/strategy_login.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package strategy
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"github.com/ory/x/urlx"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
@@ -117,10 +118,12 @@ func (s *Strategy) Login(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, f *login.Flow,
 	}
 
 	if x.IsJSONRequest(r) {
-		s.d.Writer().WriteError(w, r, flow.NewBrowserLocationChangeRequiredError(handler.RouteSamlLoginInit))
+		s.d.Writer().WriteError(w, r, flow.NewBrowserLocationChangeRequiredError(urlx.AppendPaths(s.d.Config().SelfPublicURL(r.Context()),
+			handler.RouteSamlLoginInit).String()))
 	} else {
-
-		http.Redirect(w, r, handler.RouteSamlLoginInit, http.StatusSeeOther)
+		http.Redirect(w, r,
+			urlx.AppendPaths(s.d.Config().SelfPublicURL(r.Context()), handler.RouteSamlLoginInit).String(),
+			http.StatusSeeOther)
 	}
 
 	return nil, errors.WithStack(flow.ErrCompletedByStrategy)