diff --git a/server/app/serve_index.go b/server/app/serve_index.go
index 56bdebc7a..4c1c54610 100644
--- a/server/app/serve_index.go
+++ b/server/app/serve_index.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
+	"path"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday"
@@ -19,6 +20,11 @@ import (
 func serveIndex(ds model.DataStore, fs fs.FS) http.HandlerFunc {
 	policy := bluemonday.UGCPolicy()
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		base := path.Join(conf.Server.BaseURL, consts.URLPathUI)
+		if r.URL.Path == base {
+			http.Redirect(w, r, base+"/", 302)
+		}
+
 		c, err := ds.User(r.Context()).CountAll()
 		firstTime := c == 0 && err == nil
 
diff --git a/server/app/serve_index_test.go b/server/app/serve_index_test.go
index a8e48f26f..a903b716d 100644
--- a/server/app/serve_index_test.go
+++ b/server/app/serve_index_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ var _ = Describe("serveIndex", func() {
 		conf.Server.UILoginBackgroundURL = ""
 	})
 
+	It("redirects bare /app path to /app/", func() {
+		r := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/app", nil)
+		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+		serveIndex(ds, fs)(w, r)
+
+		Expect(w.Code).To(Equal(302))
+		Expect(w.Header().Get("Location")).To(Equal("/app/"))
+	})
+
 	It("adds app_config to index.html", func() {
 		r := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/index.html", nil)
 		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 5a03086b9..19c7c2d83 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (a *Server) initRoutes() {
 	r.Use(requestLogger)
 	r.Use(robotsTXT(ui.Assets()))
 
-	indexHtml := path.Join(conf.Server.BaseURL, consts.URLPathUI, "index.html")
+	indexHtml := path.Join(conf.Server.BaseURL, consts.URLPathUI)
 	r.Get("/*", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Redirect(w, r, indexHtml, 302)
 	})