diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44c3aff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+recursive-include lightrag/api/webui *
diff --git a/lightrag/api/lightrag_server.py b/lightrag/api/lightrag_server.py
index c91f693f..eddeaa5c 100644
--- a/lightrag/api/lightrag_server.py
+++ b/lightrag/api/lightrag_server.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from fastapi import (
     FastAPI,
     Depends,
 )
-from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
 import asyncio
 import os
 import logging
@@ -408,10 +407,6 @@ def create_app(args):
         name="webui",
     )
 
-    @app.get("/webui/")
-    async def webui_root():
-        return FileResponse(static_dir / "index.html")
-
     return app