diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/http-log-policy.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/http-log-policy.test.ts
index ec140c3e878..0e540a11161 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/http-log-policy.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/http-log-policy.test.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ describe("shouldSilenceHttpSuccessLog", () => {
   });
 
   it("silences successful static asset requests", () => {
+    expect(shouldSilenceHttpSuccessLog("GET", "/", 200)).toBe(true);
+    expect(shouldSilenceHttpSuccessLog("GET", "/index.html", 200)).toBe(true);
     expect(shouldSilenceHttpSuccessLog("GET", "/@fs/Users/dotta/paperclip/ui/src/main.tsx", 200)).toBe(true);
     expect(shouldSilenceHttpSuccessLog("GET", "/src/App.tsx?t=123", 200)).toBe(true);
     expect(shouldSilenceHttpSuccessLog("GET", "/site.webmanifest", 200)).toBe(true);
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/vite-html-renderer.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/vite-html-renderer.test.ts
index f958ce79b8b..add3ba80045 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/vite-html-renderer.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/vite-html-renderer.test.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe("createCachedViteHtmlRenderer", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it("reuses the injected dev html shell until a watched file changes", async () => {
+  it("reuses the injected dev html shell until index.html changes", async () => {
     const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "paperclip-vite-html-"));
     tempDirs.push(tempDir);
     const indexPath = path.join(tempDir, "index.html");
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ describe("createCachedViteHtmlRenderer", () => {
     expect(first.match(/\/@vite\/client/g)?.length).toBe(1);
     expect(first).toContain("window.$RefreshReg$");
 
+    const sourcePath = path.join(tempDir, "src", "main.tsx");
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(sourcePath), { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(sourcePath, "export {};\n", "utf8");
+    watcher.emit("change", sourcePath);
+    expect(await renderer.render("/")).toBe(first);
+
     fs.writeFileSync(
       indexPath,
       '<html><body>v2<script type="module" src="/src/main.tsx"></script></body></html>',
diff --git a/server/src/middleware/http-log-policy.ts b/server/src/middleware/http-log-policy.ts
index d652ee38d09..a0b93694b22 100644
--- a/server/src/middleware/http-log-policy.ts
+++ b/server/src/middleware/http-log-policy.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ const SILENCED_SUCCESS_STATIC_PREFIXES = [
 ];
 
 const SILENCED_SUCCESS_STATIC_PATHS = new Set([
+  "/",
+  "/index.html",
   "/favicon.ico",
   "/site.webmanifest",
   "/sw.js",
diff --git a/server/src/vite-html-renderer.ts b/server/src/vite-html-renderer.ts
index 4834591acf6..983a3ea1586 100644
--- a/server/src/vite-html-renderer.ts
+++ b/server/src/vite-html-renderer.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export function createCachedViteHtmlRenderer(opts: {
 
   function onWatchEvent(filePath: string): void {
     const resolvedPath = path.resolve(filePath);
-    if (resolvedPath === templatePath || resolvedPath.startsWith(`${uiRoot}${path.sep}`)) {
+    if (resolvedPath === templatePath) {
       invalidate();
     }
   }