diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8ac21e6..32f69e7 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,14 @@ async fn render(
     if path.is_empty() {
         let location = match state.index_file.as_ref() {
             Some(index_file) => index_file.clone(),
-            None => files.get(0).unwrap().display().to_string(),
+            None => files
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|f| f.to_str().unwrap().ends_with(".md"))
+                .collect::<Vec<&PathBuf>>()
+                .first()
+                .unwrap_or(&files.first().unwrap())
+                .display()
+                .to_string(),
         };
 
         return Ok(HttpResponse::Found()