diff --git a/pkg/serverinit/genconfig.go b/pkg/serverinit/genconfig.go
index 3912ad85a..e06f270fe 100644
--- a/pkg/serverinit/genconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/serverinit/genconfig.go
@@ -435,9 +435,11 @@ func genLowLevelPrefixes(params *configPrefixesParams, ownerName string) (m json
 		"handler": "status",
 	}
 	importerArgs := map[string]interface{}{}
-	m["/importer/"] = map[string]interface{}{
-		"handler":     "importer",
-		"handlerArgs": importerArgs,
+	if haveIndex {
+		m["/importer/"] = map[string]interface{}{
+			"handler":     "importer",
+			"handlerArgs": importerArgs,
+		}
 	}
 
 	if params.shareHandlerPath != "" {
diff --git a/pkg/serverinit/testdata/justblobs-want.json b/pkg/serverinit/testdata/justblobs-want.json
index 5b788fea4..c5f0c625b 100644
--- a/pkg/serverinit/testdata/justblobs-want.json
+++ b/pkg/serverinit/testdata/justblobs-want.json
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
 				"path": "/tmp/blobs/cache"
 			}
 		},
-		"/importer/": {
-			"handler": "importer",
-			"handlerArgs": {}
-		},
 		"/setup/": {
 			"handler": "setup"
 		},