diff --git a/crates/server/src/handlers/assets.rs b/crates/server/src/handlers/assets.rs
index 35e7975..d7cf18f 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/handlers/assets.rs
+++ b/crates/server/src/handlers/assets.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
-// Copyright 2022-2023 VMware, Inc.
+// Copyright 2022 VMware, Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 use crate::AppData;
 use actix_files::NamedFile;
 use actix_web::{web::Data, HttpRequest};
 use std::io::{Error, ErrorKind};
-use std::path::{Component, Path};
-
-/// Checks if the given component is not normal or absolute. If the component
-/// is not valid, it returns true.
-fn component_is_valid(component: Component) -> bool {
-    matches!(component, Component::Normal(_) | Component::RootDir)
-}
 
 /// Find a static HTML file in the `public` folder. This function is used
 /// when there's no direct file to be served. It will look for certain patterns
@@ -25,26 +18,19 @@ pub async fn handle_assets(req: &HttpRequest) -> Result<NamedFile, Error> {
         .root_path;
     let uri_path = req.path();
 
-    // Parse the URI as a filesystem path
-    let parsed_path = Path::new(uri_path);
-
-    // Double-check the given path path does not contain any unexpected value.
-    // It was previously sanitized, but this is a double check.
-    if !parsed_path.components().all(component_is_valid) {
-        return Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::NotFound, "The file is not present"));
-    }
-
-    let public_folder = root_path.join("public");
-
     // File path. This is required for the wasm_handler as dynamic routes may capture static files
-    let file_path = public_folder.join(parsed_path);
+    let file_path = root_path.join(format!("public{uri_path}"));
     // A.k.a pretty urls. We may access /about and this matches to /about/index.html
-    let index_folder_path = public_folder.join(parsed_path).join("index.html");
+    let index_folder_path = root_path.join(format!("public{uri_path}/index.html"));
+    // Same as before, but the file is located at ./about.html
+    let html_ext_path = root_path.join(format!("public{uri_path}.html"));
 
     if file_path.exists() {
         NamedFile::open_async(file_path).await
     } else if uri_path.ends_with('/') && index_folder_path.exists() {
         NamedFile::open_async(index_folder_path).await
+    } else if !uri_path.ends_with('/') && html_ext_path.exists() {
+        NamedFile::open_async(html_ext_path).await
     } else {
         Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::NotFound, "The file is not present"))
     }