diff --git a/layouts/sitemap.xml b/layouts/sitemap.xml
index 2b3b48a..38dcbd3 100644
--- a/layouts/sitemap.xml
+++ b/layouts/sitemap.xml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 <urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
   {{ range .Data.Pages }}
   <url>
-    <loc>{{ .Permalink }}</loc>{{ if not .Lastmod.IsZero }}
+    <loc>{{ .Permalink | absURL }}</loc>{{ if not .Lastmod.IsZero }}
     <lastmod>{{ safeHTML ( .Lastmod.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05-07:00" ) }}</lastmod>{{ else }}<lastmod>{{ .Site.LastChange }}</lastmod>{{ end }}{{ with .Sitemap.ChangeFreq }}
-    <changefreq>{{ . }}</changefreq>{{ else }}<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>{{ end }}{{ if ge .Sitemap.Priority 0.0 }}
+    <changefreq>{{ . }}</changefreq>{{ else }}<changefreq>weekly</changefreq>{{ end }}{{ if ge .Sitemap.Priority 0.0 }}
     <priority>{{ .Sitemap.Priority }}</priority>{{ else }}<priority>0.5</priority>{{ end }}
   </url>
   {{ end }}