diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 06b05b6..acc415e 100755
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 				<h1>for vham :3</h1>
 				<p id="haiku">Please enable javascript >.<</p>
 				<p class="page-links">
-					<a href="index.html" aria-current="page">gallery</a>
+					<a href="./" aria-current="page">gallery</a>
 					<span class="page-links__separator">/</span>
-					<a href="rankings.html">rankings</a>
+					<a href="rankings">rankings</a>
 				</p>
 			</header>
 
diff --git a/rankings.html b/rankings.html
index c76c7db..501e067 100644
--- a/rankings.html
+++ b/rankings.html
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 				<h1>food power rankings</h1>
 				<p>pick the better meal, one pair at a time, and the board updates live in this browser.</p>
 				<p class="page-links">
-					<a href="index.html">gallery</a>
+					<a href="./">gallery</a>
 					<span class="page-links__separator">/</span>
-					<a href="rankings.html" aria-current="page">rankings</a>
+					<a href="rankings" aria-current="page">rankings</a>
 				</p>
 			</header>
 
diff --git a/scripts/serve.js b/scripts/serve.js
index 6468831..18cd2b2 100644
--- a/scripts/serve.js
+++ b/scripts/serve.js
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ function resolveRequestPath(pathname) {
     return path.join(absolutePath, "index.html");
   }
 
+  if (
+    path.extname(absolutePath) === "" &&
+    !fs.existsSync(absolutePath) &&
+    fs.existsSync(`${absolutePath}.html`) &&
+    fs.statSync(`${absolutePath}.html`).isFile()
+  ) {
+    return `${absolutePath}.html`;
+  }
+
   return absolutePath;
 }
 
@@ -113,6 +122,14 @@ function sendText(response, statusCode, body) {
   response.end(body);
 }
 
+function sendRedirect(response, location) {
+  response.writeHead(301, {
+    Location: location,
+    "Cache-Control": "no-store",
+  });
+  response.end();
+}
+
 function parseJsonBody(request) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const chunks = [];
@@ -194,14 +211,29 @@ async function handleApiRequest(request, response, pathname, options) {
 function createServer(options) {
   return http.createServer(async (request, response) => {
     let pathname;
+    let search;
 
     try {
-      pathname = decodeURIComponent(new URL(request.url || "/", "http://localhost").pathname);
+      const requestUrl = new URL(request.url || "/", "http://localhost");
+      pathname = decodeURIComponent(requestUrl.pathname);
+      search = requestUrl.search;
     } catch (error) {
       sendText(response, 400, "Bad request");
       return;
     }
 
+    if (request.method === "GET" || request.method === "HEAD") {
+      if (pathname === "/index.html") {
+        sendRedirect(response, `/${search}`);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (pathname.endsWith(".html") && pathname !== "/index.html") {
+        sendRedirect(response, `${pathname.slice(0, -5)}${search}`);
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
     try {
       if (await handleApiRequest(request, response, pathname, options)) {
         return;
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index 3d5900c..55dc1ba 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 				<h1>for vham :3</h1>
 				<p id="haiku">Please enable javascript >.<</p>
 				<p class="page-links">
-					<a href="index.html" aria-current="page">gallery</a>
+					<a href="./" aria-current="page">gallery</a>
 					<span class="page-links__separator">/</span>
-					<a href="rankings.html">rankings</a>
+					<a href="rankings">rankings</a>
 				</p>
 			</header>
 
diff --git a/templates/rankings.html b/templates/rankings.html
index 6a5c32b..bce32de 100644
--- a/templates/rankings.html
+++ b/templates/rankings.html
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 				<h1>food power rankings</h1>
 				<p>pick the better meal, one pair at a time, and the board updates live in this browser.</p>
 				<p class="page-links">
-					<a href="index.html">gallery</a>
+					<a href="./">gallery</a>
 					<span class="page-links__separator">/</span>
-					<a href="rankings.html" aria-current="page">rankings</a>
+					<a href="rankings" aria-current="page">rankings</a>
 				</p>
 			</header>