diff --git a/routes/dirlist.go b/routes/dirlist.go
index 99113c6..6733c5a 100644
--- a/routes/dirlist.go
+++ b/routes/dirlist.go
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ type fileInfo struct {
 }
 
 func (r *routeCtx) handleDirList(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	if req.Method == http.MethodHead {
+		return
+	}
 	openDir, err := os.ReadDir(filepath.Join(r.basePath, req.URL.Path))
 	if err != nil {
 		http.Error(rw, "404 Not Found", http.StatusNotFound)
diff --git a/routes/dirlist.go.html b/routes/dirlist.go.html
index 86d18b5..90aa6c4 100644
--- a/routes/dirlist.go.html
+++ b/routes/dirlist.go.html
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
         <th>Last Modified</th>
         <th>Size</th>
     </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td class="bold"><a href="../">../</a></td>
+        <td></td>
+        <td></td>
+    </tr>
     {{range .Files}}
         <tr>
             <td class="bold"><a href="{{ .URL }}">{{ .Name }}</a></td>
diff --git a/routes/router.go b/routes/router.go
index 05fead7..64bbb02 100644
--- a/routes/router.go
+++ b/routes/router.go
@@ -59,8 +59,10 @@ func Router(db *database.Queries, name, basePath string, repository []string) ht
 	rWeb := httprouter.New()
 	rWeb.PUT("/*filepath", base.repoAuth(base.handlePut))
 	rWeb.GET("/", base.handleFiles)
+	rWeb.HEAD("/", base.handleFiles)
 	for _, repo := range repository {
 		rWeb.GET(path.Join("/", repo, "*filepath"), base.handleFiles)
+		rWeb.HEAD(path.Join("/", repo, "*filepath"), base.handleFiles)
 	}
 
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()