diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e615e36..4b85eb9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 connexion[swagger-ui] == 2.14.2
-python-dateutil >= 2.6.0
-setuptools >= 21.0.0
+python-dateutil
+setuptools
 Flask < 2.3
-waitress >= 3.0.2
+waitress == 3.0.2
 
 matchms == 0.28.2
-numpy~=1.26.4
+numpy
 
-Paste~=3.10.1
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+Paste ==3.10.1
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diff --git a/similarity_service_impl/__main__.py b/similarity_service_impl/__main__.py
index c7175b7..2079201 100644
--- a/similarity_service_impl/__main__.py
+++ b/similarity_service_impl/__main__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
+from flask import redirect
 import similarity_service_impl.app
 
+@similarity_service_impl.app.app.route('/')
+def index():
+    return redirect('/ui/')
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     similarity_service_impl.app.serve_app()