diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3328f36..280565b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             .service(routes::delete_object)
             .service(routes::api_refresh)
             .service(routes::list_hier)
+            .service(routes::list_hier_roots)
             .service(routes::latest_files)
             .service(routes::get_file)
             .service(routes::get_jobs)
diff --git a/src/routes.rs b/src/routes.rs
index 5057693..c099745 100644
--- a/src/routes.rs
+++ b/src/routes.rs
@@ -174,35 +174,38 @@ pub async fn list_hier(
     path: web::Path<String>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
     let connection = state.db_pool.get().map_err(ErrorInternalServerError)?;
-    let upath: UHierPath = path.into_inner().parse().map_err(ErrorBadRequest)?;
-    trace!("Listing path \"{}\"", upath);
-
-    let (addr, data) = if upath.0.is_empty() {
-        (
-            None,
-            list_roots(&connection)
-                .map_err(ErrorInternalServerError)?
-                .into_iter()
-                .map(|root| {
-                    retrieve_object(&connection, root)
-                })
-                .collect::<Result<Vec<Vec<Entry>>>>().map_err(ErrorInternalServerError)?
-                .concat(),
-        )
+    if path.is_empty() {
+        Ok(HttpResponse::MovedPermanently()
+            .header("Location", "/api/hier_roots")
+            .finish())
     } else {
+        let upath: UHierPath = path.into_inner().parse().map_err(ErrorBadRequest)?;
+        trace!("Listing path \"{}\"", upath);
+
         // todo: 500 if actual error occurs
         let path = resolve_path(&connection, &upath, false).map_err(ErrorNotFound)?;
-        let last = path.last().unwrap().clone();
-        (
-            Some(last.clone()),
-            retrieve_object(&connection, last).map_err(ErrorInternalServerError)?,
-        )
-    };
+        match path.last() {
+            Some(addr) => Ok(HttpResponse::Found()
+                .header("Location", format!("/api/obj/{}", addr))
+                .finish()),
+            None => Ok(HttpResponse::NotFound().finish()),
+        }
+    }
+}
 
-    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(json!({
-        "addr": addr,
-        "data": data
-    })))
+#[get("/api/hier_roots")]
+pub async fn list_hier_roots(state: web::Data<State>) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+    let connection = state.db_pool.get().map_err(ErrorInternalServerError)?;
+
+    let result = list_roots(&connection)
+        .map_err(ErrorInternalServerError)?
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|root| retrieve_object(&connection, root))
+        .collect::<Result<Vec<Vec<Entry>>>>()
+        .map_err(ErrorInternalServerError)?
+        .concat();
+
+    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(result.as_hash().map_err(ErrorInternalServerError)?))
 }
 
 #[post("/api/refresh")]