diff --git a/lib/http_server.js b/lib/http_server.js
index cd7cdb3..b727d8c 100644
--- a/lib/http_server.js
+++ b/lib/http_server.js
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@
       if (req.url.match(/\.\./)) {
         return next();
       }
-      handler = (_ref2 = (_base = this.staticHandlers)[root]) != null ? _ref2 : _base[root] = connect["static"](join(root, "public"));
+      handler = (_ref2 = (_base = this.staticHandlers)[root]) != null ? _ref2 : _base[root] = connect["static"](join(root, "public"), {
+        redirect: false
+      });
       return handler(req, res, next);
     };
 
diff --git a/src/http_server.coffee b/src/http_server.coffee
index 718b6d4..dfc853f 100644
--- a/src/http_server.coffee
+++ b/src/http_server.coffee
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ module.exports = class HttpServer extends connect.HTTPServer
     if req.url.match /\.\./
       return next()
 
-    handler = @staticHandlers[root] ?= connect.static join(root, "public")
+    handler = @staticHandlers[root] ?= connect.static(join(root, "public"), redirect: false)
     handler req, res, next
 
   # Check to see if the application root contains a `config.ru`