diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.js b/src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.js
index 707babe68..a1ba47e54 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const readOnlyManager = require('../../db/ReadOnlyManager');
 
 hooks.deprecationNotices.authFailure = 'use the authnFailure and authzFailure hooks instead';
 
-const staticPathsRE = new RegExp('^/(' + [
+const staticPathsRE = new RegExp('^/(?:' + [
   'api/.*',
   'favicon\\.ico',
   'javascripts/.*',