diff --git a/test/server_test.py b/test/server_test.py
index 23000f1c94..f142523e3a 100644
--- a/test/server_test.py
+++ b/test/server_test.py
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ def test_404(self):
     def test_api_404(self):
         self._test_404('/api/foo')
 
+    def test_root_redirect(self):
+        response = self.fetch("/", follow_redirects=False)
+        self.assertEqual(response.code, 302)
+        self.assertEqual(response.headers['Location'], 'static/visualiser/index.html')  # assert that doesnt beging with leading slash !
+
     def test_api_preflight_cors_headers(self):
         response = self.fetch('/api/graph', method='OPTIONS', headers={'Origin': 'foo'})
         headers = dict(response.headers)