diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/RootUiViewController.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/RootUiViewController.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0ef4984c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/RootUiViewController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.controller;
+
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+
+@Controller
+public class RootUiViewController {
+
+    @RequestMapping("/")
+    public String index() {
+        return "redirect:/index.html";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 733962eb0..13527e4df 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 # Logging Configuration
 #logging.config=classpath:log4j2.xml
-#logging.level.org.springframework.web=ERROR
 
+logging.level.org.springframework=INFO
 logging.level.edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui=INFO
 
 # Database Credentials