diff --git a/clients/tabby-agent/src/TabbyAgent.ts b/clients/tabby-agent/src/TabbyAgent.ts
index 19e1c4b..2ad5e19 100644
--- a/clients/tabby-agent/src/TabbyAgent.ts
+++ b/clients/tabby-agent/src/TabbyAgent.ts
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ export class TabbyAgent extends EventEmitter implements Agent {
 
   private async ping(tries: number = 0): Promise<boolean> {
     try {
-      const response = await axios.get(`${this.serverUrl}/`);
-      assert(response.status == 200);
+      const response = await axios.get(this.serverUrl);
       this.changeStatus("ready");
       return true;
     } catch (e) {