diff --git a/Changes.md b/Changes.md
index 93a262dc..16df09b4 100644
--- a/Changes.md
+++ b/Changes.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 -----------
 
 - Re-enable eager loading of all code when running non-development Rails 5. [#3203]
+- Better root URL handling for zany web servers [#3207]
 
 4.2.4
 -----------
diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/web/application.rb b/lib/sidekiq/web/application.rb
index bfc420bf..a572fabb 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/web/application.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/web/application.rb
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ module Sidekiq
       # nothing, backwards compatibility
     end
 
-    get "" do
-      redirect(root_path)
-    end
-
     get "/" do
       @redis_info = redis_info.select{ |k, v| REDIS_KEYS.include? k }
       stats_history = Sidekiq::Stats::History.new((params['days'] || 30).to_i)
diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/web/router.rb b/lib/sidekiq/web/router.rb
index b2072bcd..94a03ad2 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/web/router.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/web/router.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ module Sidekiq
       request_method = env[REQUEST_METHOD]
       path_info = ::Rack::Utils.unescape env[PATH_INFO]
 
+      # There are servers which send an empty string when requesting the root.
+      # These servers should be ashamed of themselves.
+      path_info = "/" if path_info == ""
+
       @routes[request_method].each do |route|
         if params = route.match(request_method, path_info)
           env[ROUTE_PARAMS] = params