diff --git a/server/main.go b/server/main.go
index 146bc2ca6..9d65a2bc9 100644
--- a/server/main.go
+++ b/server/main.go
@@ -127,8 +127,11 @@ func main() {
 	// create handler for static resources
 	assetserve := http.FileServer(rice.MustFindBox("app").HTTPBox())
 	http.Handle("/robots.txt", assetserve)
-	http.Handle("/", assetserve)
 	http.Handle("/static/", http.StripPrefix("/static", assetserve))
+	http.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		r.URL.Path = "/"
+		assetserve.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
 
 	// create the router and add middleware
 	mux := router.New()