diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/httpapi.py b/confluent_server/confluent/httpapi.py
index f36f2c73..e30df36d 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/httpapi.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/httpapi.py
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@ def resourcehandler(env, start_response):
         yield '500 - ' + str(e)
         return
 
-
 def resourcehandler_backend(env, start_response):
     """Function to handle new wsgi requests
     """
@@ -728,7 +727,13 @@ def resourcehandler_backend(env, start_response):
     elif (env['PATH_INFO'].endswith('/forward/web') and
               env['PATH_INFO'].startswith('/nodes/')):
         prefix, _, _ = env['PATH_INFO'].partition('/forward/web')
-        _, _, nodename = prefix.rpartition('/')
+        #_, _, nodename = prefix.rpartition('/')
+        default = False
+        if 'default' in env['PATH_INFO']:
+            default = True
+            _,_,nodename,_ = prefix.split('/')
+        else:
+            _, _, nodename = prefix.rpartition('/')
         hm = cfgmgr.get_node_attributes(nodename, 'hardwaremanagement.manager')
         targip = hm.get(nodename, {}).get(
             'hardwaremanagement.manager', {}).get('value', None)
@@ -737,6 +742,29 @@ def resourcehandler_backend(env, start_response):
             yield 'No hardwaremanagement.manager defined for node'
             return
         targip = targip.split('/', 1)[0]
+        if default:
+            try:
+                ip_info = socket.getaddrinfo(targip, 0, 0, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+            except socket.gaierror:
+                start_response('404 Not Found', headers)
+                yield 'hardwaremanagement.manager definition could not be resolved'
+                return
+            # this is just to future proof just in case the indexes of the address family change in future
+            for i in range(len(ip_info)):
+                if ip_info[i][0] == socket.AF_INET:
+                    url = 'https://{0}/'.format(ip_info[i][-1][0])
+                    start_response('302', [('Location', url)])
+                    yield 'Our princess is in another castle!'
+                    return
+                elif ip_info[i][0] == socket.AF_INET6:
+                    url = 'https://[{0}]/'.format(ip_info[i][-1][0])
+            if url.startswith('https://[fe80'):
+                start_response('405 Method Not Allowed', headers)
+                yield 'link local ipv6 address cannot be used in browser'
+                return
+            start_response('302', [('Location', url)])
+            yield 'Our princess is in another castle!'
+            return
         funport = forwarder.get_port(targip, env['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'],
                                      authorized['sessionid'])
         host = env['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_HOST']