diff --git a/client/web/web.go b/client/web/web.go
index 59795aec4..658a5960f 100644
--- a/client/web/web.go
+++ b/client/web/web.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func (s *Server) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	handler := s.serve
 
 	// if path prefix is defined, strip it from requests.
-	if s.pathPrefix != "" {
+	if s.cgiMode && s.pathPrefix != "" {
 		handler = enforcePrefix(s.pathPrefix, handler)
 	}