diff --git a/js/src/api/transport/ws/ws.js b/js/src/api/transport/ws/ws.js
index 6edbef37f..934daa5ad 100644
--- a/js/src/api/transport/ws/ws.js
+++ b/js/src/api/transport/ws/ws.js
@@ -102,12 +102,7 @@ export default class Ws extends JsonRpcBase {
   }
 
   _checkNodeUp () {
-    const url = process.env.PARITY_URL || window.location.host;
-
-    return fetch(
-        `http://${url}/api/ping`,
-        { method: 'HEAD' }
-      )
+    return fetch('/', { method: 'HEAD' })
       .then((r) => {
         return r.status === 200;
       }, () => {
diff --git a/js/src/redux/providers/status.js b/js/src/redux/providers/status.js
index 7bae14bc8..2153d1ddf 100644
--- a/js/src/redux/providers/status.js
+++ b/js/src/redux/providers/status.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export default class Status {
       }, timeout);
     };
 
-    fetch('/api/ping', { method: 'HEAD' })
+    fetch('/', { method: 'HEAD' })
       .then((response) => dispatch(!!response.ok))
       .catch(() => dispatch(false));
   }
diff --git a/js/src/secureApi.js b/js/src/secureApi.js
index cb011f02a..1b86b48f5 100644
--- a/js/src/secureApi.js
+++ b/js/src/secureApi.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default class SecureApi extends Api {
     this._signerPort = 8180;
     this._followConnectionTimeoutId = null;
 
-    // Try tokens from hash, then from localstorage
+    // Try tokens from localstorage, then from hash
     this._tokensToTry = [ sysuiToken, nextToken ].filter((t) => t && t.length);
 
     this._followConnection();
diff --git a/js/webpack.config.js b/js/webpack.config.js
index 91a9caf2e..b70123aff 100644
--- a/js/webpack.config.js
+++ b/js/webpack.config.js
@@ -197,30 +197,42 @@ module.exports = {
     historyApiFallback: false,
     quiet: false,
     hot: !isProd,
-    proxy: {
-      '/api/*': {
+    proxy: [
+      {
+        context: (pathname, req) => {
+          return pathname === '/' && req.method === 'HEAD';
+        },
+        target: 'http://127.0.0.1:8180',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+        autoRewrite: true
+      },
+      {
+        context: '/api/*',
         target: 'http://127.0.0.1:8080',
         changeOrigin: true,
         autoRewrite: true
       },
-      '/app/*': {
+      {
+        context: '/app/*',
         target: 'http://127.0.0.1:8080',
         changeOrigin: true,
         pathRewrite: {
           '^/app': ''
         }
       },
-      '/parity-utils/*': {
+      {
+        context: '/parity-utils/*',
         target: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000',
         changeOrigin: true,
         pathRewrite: {
           '^/parity-utils': ''
         }
       },
-      '/rpc/*': {
+      {
+        context: '/rpc/*',
         target: 'http://localhost:8080',
         changeOrigin: true
       }
-    }
+    ]
   }
 };