diff --git a/servant-server.cabal b/servant-server.cabal
index fdc59103..7da021e7 100644
--- a/servant-server.cabal
+++ b/servant-server.cabal
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ library
     , text
     , transformers
     , wai
-    , wai-app-static
+    , wai-app-static >= 3.0.0.6
     , warp
   hs-source-dirs: src
   default-language: Haskell2010
diff --git a/test/Servant/Utils/StaticFilesSpec.hs b/test/Servant/Utils/StaticFilesSpec.hs
index de7b9e3c..6918448f 100644
--- a/test/Servant/Utils/StaticFilesSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Servant/Utils/StaticFilesSpec.hs
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ spec = do
         get "/static/foo.txt" `shouldRespondWith` "bar"
 
       it "serves the contents of index.html when requesting the root of a directory" $ do
-        get "/static" `shouldRespondWith` "index"
+        get "/static/" `shouldRespondWith` "index"