diff --git a/src/server/http/index.js b/src/server/http/index.js
index 2497648f7429c..4668db081f595 100644
--- a/src/server/http/index.js
+++ b/src/server/http/index.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module.exports = async function (kbnServer, server, config) {
       handler: {
         directory: {
           path: dirPath,
-          listing: true,
+          listing: false,
           lookupCompressed: true
         }
       },