diff --git a/ass.js b/ass.js
index e4b160d..5a68b50 100755
--- a/ass.js
+++ b/ass.js
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ useSsl && app.use(helmet.hsts({ preload: true })); // skipcq: JS-0093
 app.use(nofavicon);
 
 // Use custom index, otherwise render README.md
-const ASS_INDEX = indexFile !== '' && fs.existsSync(`./${indexFile}`) && (typeof require(`./${indexFile}`) === typeof Function);
-app.get('/', (req, res, next) => ASS_INDEX // skipcq: JS-0229
+const ASS_INDEX = indexFile !== '' && fs.existsSync(`./${indexFile}`) && require(`./${indexFile}`);
+const ASS_INDEX_ENABLED = typeof ASS_INDEX === typeof Function;
+app.get('/', (req, res, next) => ASS_INDEX_ENABLED // skipcq: JS-0229
 	? ASS_INDEX(req, res, next)
 	: fs.readFile(path('README.md'))
 		.then((bytes) => bytes.toString())
@@ -94,6 +95,6 @@ log
 	.info('Files', `${data.size}`)
 	.info('Data engine', data.name, data.type)
 	.info('Frontend', ASS_FRONTEND.enabled ? ASS_FRONTEND.brand : 'disabled', `${ASS_FRONTEND.enabled ? `${getTrueHttp()}${getTrueDomain()}${ASS_FRONTEND.endpoint}` : ''}`)
-	.info('Custom index', ASS_INDEX ? `enabled` : 'disabled')
+	.info('Custom index', ASS_INDEX_ENABLED ? `enabled` : 'disabled')
 	.blank()
 	.express().Host(app, port, host, () => log.success('Ready for uploads', `Storing resources ${s3enabled ? 'in S3' : 'on disk'}`));