diff --git a/tljh/config.py b/tljh/config.py
index ee1abdf41..85cefd66e 100644
--- a/tljh/config.py
+++ b/tljh/config.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def remove_config_value(config_path, key_path, value):
 
 def check_hub_ready():
     try:
-        r = requests.get('http://127.0.0.1:80', verify=False)
+        r = requests.get('http://127.0.0.1:80/hub/api', verify=False)
         return r.status_code == 200
     except:
         return False