diff --git a/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/config/CustomWebFilter.java b/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/config/CustomWebFilter.java
index a74a3fa6a1..204fdfad7e 100644
--- a/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/config/CustomWebFilter.java
+++ b/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/config/CustomWebFilter.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public class CustomWebFilter implements WebFilter {
 
     final String path = exchange.getRequest().getPath().pathWithinApplication().value();
 
-    if (path.startsWith("/ui") || path.equals("/")) {
+    if (path.startsWith("/ui") || path.equals("") || path.equals("/")) {
       return chain.filter(
           exchange.mutate().request(
               exchange.getRequest().mutate()