diff --git a/app/controllers/index.js b/app/controllers/index.js
index 1b084232..1d2d435b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/index.js
+++ b/app/controllers/index.js
@@ -7,16 +7,15 @@ var _getVersion = function() {
   return pjson.version;
 };
 
-exports.render = function(req, res, next) {
+exports.render = function(req, res) {
 
   if (config.publicPath) {
-    return res.sendfile(config.publicPath + '/index.html', {}, function(err) {
-      return next();
-    });
+    return res.sendfile(config.publicPath + '/index.html');
+  }
+  else {
+    var version = _getVersion();
+    res.send('insight API v' + version);
   }
-
-  var version = _getVersion();
-  res.send('insight API v' + version);
 };
 
 exports.version = function(req, res) {