diff --git a/vlib/vweb/tests/vweb_test.v b/vlib/vweb/tests/vweb_test.v
index 6813ac6b99..4ba285661c 100644
--- a/vlib/vweb/tests/vweb_test.v
+++ b/vlib/vweb/tests/vweb_test.v
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import io
 
 const (
 	sport           = 12380
-	exit_after_time = 5000 // milliseconds
+	exit_after_time = 7000 // milliseconds
 	vexe            = os.getenv('VEXE')
+	vweb_logfile    = os.getenv('VWEB_LOGFILE')
 	vroot           = os.dir(vexe)
 	serverexe       = os.join_path(os.cache_dir(), 'vweb_test_server.exe')
 	tcp_r_timeout   = 30 * time.second
@@ -30,7 +31,13 @@ fn test_a_simple_vweb_app_can_be_compiled() {
 }
 
 fn test_a_simple_vweb_app_runs_in_the_background() {
-	suffix := $if windows { '' } $else { ' > /dev/null &' }
+	mut suffix := ''
+	$if !windows {
+		suffix = ' > /dev/null &'
+	}
+	if vweb_logfile != '' {
+		suffix = ' 2>> $vweb_logfile >> $vweb_logfile &'
+	}
 	server_exec_cmd := '$serverexe $sport $exit_after_time $suffix'
 	$if debug_net_socket_client ? {
 		eprintln('running:\n$server_exec_cmd')
@@ -161,7 +168,7 @@ fn test_http_client_json_post() {
 	json_for_ouser := json.encode(ouser)
 	mut x := http.post_json('http://127.0.0.1:$sport/json_echo', json_for_ouser) or { panic(err) }
 	$if debug_net_socket_client ? {
-		eprintln('json response: $x')
+		eprintln('/json_echo endpoint response: $x')
 	}
 	assert x.headers['Content-Type'] == 'application/json'
 	assert x.text == json_for_ouser
@@ -170,7 +177,7 @@ fn test_http_client_json_post() {
 	//
 	x = http.post_json('http://127.0.0.1:$sport/json', json_for_ouser) or { panic(err) }
 	$if debug_net_socket_client ? {
-		eprintln('json response: $x')
+		eprintln('/json endpoint response: $x')
 	}
 	assert x.headers['Content-Type'] == 'application/json'
 	assert x.text == json_for_ouser
diff --git a/vlib/vweb/tests/vweb_test_server.v b/vlib/vweb/tests/vweb_test_server.v
index 38aa991735..cb6d048582 100644
--- a/vlib/vweb/tests/vweb_test_server.v
+++ b/vlib/vweb/tests/vweb_test_server.v
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ pub fn (mut app App) user_repo_settings(username string, repository string) vweb
 [post]
 ['/json_echo']
 pub fn (mut app App) json_echo() vweb.Result {
+	eprintln('>>>>> received http request at /json_echo is: $app.req')
 	app.set_content_type(app.req.headers['Content-Type'])
 	return app.ok(app.req.data)
 }
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ pub fn (mut app App) json_echo() vweb.Result {
 // Make sure [post] works without the path
 [post]
 pub fn (mut app App) json() vweb.Result {
+	eprintln('>>>>> received http request at /json is: $app.req')
 	app.set_content_type(app.req.headers['Content-Type'])
 	return app.ok(app.req.data)
 }
diff --git a/vlib/vweb/vweb.v b/vlib/vweb/vweb.v
index 92ab7a88d4..e8ce3c1457 100644
--- a/vlib/vweb/vweb.v
+++ b/vlib/vweb/vweb.v
@@ -275,10 +275,10 @@ fn handle_conn<T>(mut conn net.TcpConn, mut app T) {
 	mut in_headers := true
 	mut len := 0
 	// for line in lines[1..] {
-	for _ in 0 .. 100 {
+	for lindex in 0 .. 100 {
 		// println(j)
 		line := reader.read_line() or {
-			println('Failed read_line')
+			println('Failed read_line $lindex')
 			break
 		}
 		sline := strip(line)
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ fn handle_conn<T>(mut conn net.TcpConn, mut app T) {
 			} else {
 				route_words_a = attrs.filter(it.to_lower() != 'get').map(it[1..].split('/'))
 			}
-			if attrs.len == 0 {
+			if attrs.len == 0 || (attrs.len == 1 && attrs[0][0] != `/`) {
 				// No routing for this method. If it matches, call it and finish matching
 				// since such methods have a priority.
 				// For example URL `/register` matches route `/:user`, but `fn register()`