diff --git a/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp b/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
index 9c126fc3d..a9b73fd5a 100644
--- a/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
@@ -940,6 +940,11 @@ void ServiceConnection(AcceptedConnection *conn)
         // Read HTTP message headers and body
         ReadHTTPMessage(conn->stream(), mapHeaders, strRequest, nProto);
 
+        if (strURI != "/") {
+            conn->stream() << HTTPReply(HTTP_NOT_FOUND, "", false) << std::flush;
+            break;
+        }
+
         // Check authorization
         if (mapHeaders.count("authorization") == 0)
         {