Weird Offline Mode URL behavior - need help

[jthrongard]

Virtuemart 3.0.12
Joomla 3.4.5
Godaddy hosting

If we put our store in Offline mode, the front end works perfectly. But the back end has a weird URL behavior where the /administrator/ section of the URL is removed from all links, including native Joomla items so:

/index.php?option=com_virtuemart

instead of:

/administrator/index.php?option=com_virtuemart

or

/index.php?option=com_content

instead of:

/administrator/index.php?option=com_content

I've checked the htaccess file and the virtuemart.cfg.php files for any weirdness but I see none. Anyone got any clues?

[GJC Web Design]

Just checked on a clean install .. no weirdness.. so must be something exclusive to your setup