diff --git a/spider.go b/spider.go
index 3d3a590..b3d1094 100644
--- a/spider.go
+++ b/spider.go
@@ -52,9 +52,8 @@ func (l Link) String() string {
 // Pages returns a stream of full urls starting at a given base page.
 func Pages(base string) <-chan Link {
 	base = strings.TrimRight(base, "/")
-	visited := map[string]bool{}
+	visited := map[string]bool{base: true}
 	links := URLs(base)
-	links = append(links, Link{From: "start", To: base})
 
 	r := make(chan Link)