diff --git a/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/src/index.js b/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/src/index.js
index 9c38051fe..6b2ed8661 100644
--- a/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/src/index.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ const getDomNodeSizes = (domNodes, attr, url) =>
   chain(domNodes)
     .reduce((acc, domNode) => {
       const relativeUrl = domNode.attribs[attr]
-      if (!relativeUrl) return acc
+      if (!relativeUrl || relativeUrl === url) return acc
       const normalizedUrl = normalizeUrl(url, relativeUrl)
       if (!normalizedUrl) return acc
       return [
diff --git a/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/test/index.js b/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/test/index.js
index 82bd89141..8f0e9f9bb 100644
--- a/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/test/index.js
+++ b/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/test/index.js
@@ -85,6 +85,19 @@ test('get the biggest icon possible', async t => {
   t.is(metadata.logo, 'https://cdn.microlink.io/logo/favicon-196x196.png')
 })
 
+test("don't resolve root path as logo", async t => {
+  const url = 'https://thisurldoesnotexist.com'
+  const metascraper = createMetascraper()
+  const html = createHtml([
+    '<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon">',
+    '<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="">',
+    `<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="${url}">`,
+    '<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href>'
+  ])
+  const metadata = await metascraper({ url, html })
+  t.is(metadata.logo, null)
+})
+
 test('get the biggest respecting the format', async t => {
   const url = 'https://github.com'
   const metascraper = createMetascraper()