diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index cd13d3e..962c27a 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const corsOptions = {
 app.get('/', (req, res) => {
     // res.render('upload');
     // TODO: this is only for hippoz. remove the line below and uncomment the line above if you are not hippoz man
-    res.redirect('https://hippoz.xyz/');
+    res.redirect(301, 'https://hippoz.xyz/');
 });
 
 app.get('/file/:filename', (req, res) => {