diff --git a/assets/src/bundles/webapp/xss-filtering.js b/assets/src/bundles/webapp/xss-filtering.js
--- a/assets/src/bundles/webapp/xss-filtering.js
+++ b/assets/src/bundles/webapp/xss-filtering.js
@@ -31,9 +31,15 @@
 
     // used internal endpoint as image url to possibly get the image data
     // from the archive content
-    let url = Urls.browse_directory_resolve_content_path(swhObjectMetadata.directory);
-    url += `?path=${data.attrValue}`;
-    data.attrValue = url;
+    let directoryUrl = Urls.browse_directory_resolve_content_path(swhObjectMetadata.directory);
+    let path = data.attrValue;
+    // strip any query parameters appended to path
+    const url = new URL(window.location.origin + path);
+    if (url.search) {
+      path = path.replace(url.search, '');
+    }
+    directoryUrl += `?path=${path}`;
+    data.attrValue = directoryUrl;
   }
 });