diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index d36aa188..8a98e89f 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 
 RewriteEngine on
 
-# ----- Canonical domain + language root -----
-# Migrate the old host to the canonical domain, preserving the path.
-RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www\.)?msos\.spletnimojster\.si$ [NC]
-RewriteRule ^ https://msosorg.com%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
-# Send the bare root to the default-language homepage.
-RewriteRule ^/?$ https://msosorg.com/en/ [R=301,L]
+# ----- Language root redirect -----
+# Send the bare root to the default-language homepage, on WHATEVER host is
+# serving the site (relative — no cross-domain redirect). Do NOT force
+# msosorg.com here: the site is currently served from msos.spletnimojster.si,
+# and msosorg.com does not yet serve these files, so forcing it 404s.
+# Once msosorg.com is pointed at this same docroot, a canonical-host redirect
+# can be added back safely.
+RewriteRule ^/?$ /en/ [R=301,L]
 
 # ----- Defense-in-depth: block dev/sensitive files if they ever ship -----
 # (The deploy already excludes these; this is a safety net. robots.txt,