diff --git a/tutor/server.py b/tutor/server.py
index d5154b6..6400cec 100644
--- a/tutor/server.py
+++ b/tutor/server.py
@@ -102,10 +102,11 @@ def make_app(settings) -> tornado.web.Application:
     if static_path := settings.get("static"):
         paths.extend(
             [
-                (r"/", tornado.web.RedirectHandler, {"url": "/app/index.html"}),
-                (r"/app", tornado.web.RedirectHandler, {"url": "/app/index.html"}),
-                (r"/app/", tornado.web.RedirectHandler, {"url": "/app/index.html"}),
-                (r"/app/(.*)", tornado.web.StaticFileHandler, {"path": static_path}),
+                (
+                    r"/(.*)",
+                    tornado.web.StaticFileHandler,
+                    {"path": static_path, "default_filename": "index.html"},
+                ),
             ]
         )
     return tornado.web.Application(paths, **settings)