diff --git a/weed/server/master_server.go b/weed/server/master_server.go
index a70de5e6e..ef32809b0 100644
--- a/weed/server/master_server.go
+++ b/weed/server/master_server.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func NewMasterServer(r *mux.Router, port int, metaFolder string,
 
 	if !disableHttp {
 		handleStaticResources2(r)
-		r.HandleFunc("/", ms.uiStatusHandler)
+		r.HandleFunc("/", ms.proxyToLeader(ms.uiStatusHandler))
 		r.HandleFunc("/ui/index.html", ms.uiStatusHandler)
 		r.HandleFunc("/dir/assign", ms.proxyToLeader(ms.guard.WhiteList(ms.dirAssignHandler)))
 		r.HandleFunc("/dir/lookup", ms.proxyToLeader(ms.guard.WhiteList(ms.dirLookupHandler)))
diff --git a/weed/server/master_ui/templates.go b/weed/server/master_ui/templates.go
index ce632b099..ceb0528cf 100644
--- a/weed/server/master_ui/templates.go
+++ b/weed/server/master_ui/templates.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var StatusTpl = template.Must(template.New("status").Parse(`<!DOCTYPE html>
                 <td class="col-sm-2 field-label"><label>Other Masters:</label></td>
                 <td class="col-sm-10"><ul class="list-unstyled">
                 {{ range $k, $p := .Peers }}
-                  <li><a href="http://{{ $p.Name }}">{{ $p.Name }}</a></li>
+                  <li><a href="http://{{ $p.Name }}/ui/index.html">{{ $p.Name }}</a></li>
                 {{ end }}
                 </ul></td>
               </tr>
