diff --git a/doc/source/installation.rst b/doc/source/installation.rst
index 39690f7..559be23 100644
--- a/doc/source/installation.rst
+++ b/doc/source/installation.rst
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ MacOSX:
     $ xcode-select --install
     $ sudo easy_install pip
     $ sudo pip install virtualenv
+    $
+    $ # If you need to run KloudBuster Web UI from PyPI installation,
+    $ # coreutils needs to be installed using Homebrew.
+    $ # Refer here for the steps to install Homebrew on Mac:
+    $ # http://brew.sh/
+    $ brew install coreutils
 
 Step 2: Install KloudBuster in a virtual environment
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/doc/source/usage.rst b/doc/source/usage.rst
index 701dbdc..1410a82 100644
--- a/doc/source/usage.rst
+++ b/doc/source/usage.rst
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ The Web UI URL to use from any browser is::
 
     http://<floating_ip>:8080/ui/index.html
 
+For your convenience, the server will redirect the root of the address to the
+Web UI by default. i.e. http://<floating_ip>:8080/ will get you into the UI
+directly.
+
 
 Starting the KloudBuster Server from PyPI installation
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/kb_server/kb_server/controllers/root.py b/kb_server/kb_server/controllers/root.py
index 4291e90..c1956aa 100644
--- a/kb_server/kb_server/controllers/root.py
+++ b/kb_server/kb_server/controllers/root.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ from api_cfg import ConfigController
 from api_kb import KBController
 from pecan import abort
 from pecan import expose
+from pecan import response
+
 
 class APIController(object):
     @expose()
@@ -27,7 +29,13 @@ class APIController(object):
         else:
             abort(404)
 
+
 class RootController(object):
+    @expose()
+    def index(self):
+        response.status = 301
+        response.location = "ui/index.html"
+
     @expose()
     def _lookup(self, primary_key, *remainder):
         if primary_key == "api":