diff --git a/lib/modules/swarm/upload.js b/lib/modules/swarm/upload.js
index 63532f60c..0d312d890 100644
--- a/lib/modules/swarm/upload.js
+++ b/lib/modules/swarm/upload.js
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ class Swarm {
     async.waterfall([
       function runCommand(callback) {
         console.log(("=== " + __("adding %s to swarm", self.buildDir)).green);
-        swarm.uploadDirectory(self.buildDir, callback);
+        swarm.uploadDirectory(self.buildDir, 'index.html', callback);
       },
       function printUrls(dir_hash, callback) {
         if (!dir_hash) {
           return callback('No directory hash was returned');
         }
-        console.log(("=== " + __("DApp available at") + ` ${self.providerUrl}/bzz:/${dir_hash}/`).green);
-        console.log(("=== " + __("DApp available at") + ` https://swarm-gateways.net/bzz:/${dir_hash}`).green);
+        console.log(("=== " + __("DApp available at") + ` ${self.providerUrl}/bzz:/${dir_hash}/index.html`).green);
+        console.log(("=== " + __("DApp available at") + ` https://swarm-gateways.net/bzz:/${dir_hash}/index.html`).green);
         console.log(("=== " + __("NOTE: A blockchain node must be running for the dApp to work correctly (ie 'embark run' or 'embark blockchain')").yellow));
 
         callback(null, dir_hash);