diff --git a/master/buildbot/test/unit/test_config.py b/master/buildbot/test/unit/test_config.py
index 08ced895502..986c0f7d520 100644
--- a/master/buildbot/test/unit/test_config.py
+++ b/master/buildbot/test/unit/test_config.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     multiMaster=False,
     debugPassword=None,
     manhole=None,
-    www=dict(port=None, url='http://localhost:8080/', public_html=None),
+    www=dict(port=None, url='http://localhost:8080/'),
 )
 
 
@@ -711,35 +711,17 @@ def test_load_user_managers(self):
 
     def test_load_www_default(self):
         self.cfg.load_www(self.filename, {}, self.errors)
-        self.assertResults(www=dict(port=None, url='http://localhost:8080/',
-                            public_html=None))
+        self.assertResults(www=dict(port=None, url='http://localhost:8080/'))
 
     def test_load_www_port(self):
-        pwd = os.getcwd()
         self.cfg.load_www(self.filename,
-                dict(www=dict(port=9888, public_html=pwd)), self.errors)
-        self.assertResults(www=dict(port=9888, url='http://localhost:9888/',
-                            public_html=pwd))
+                dict(www=dict(port=9888)), self.errors)
+        self.assertResults(www=dict(port=9888, url='http://localhost:9888/'))
 
     def test_load_www_url_no_slash(self):
-        pwd = os.getcwd()
         self.cfg.load_www(self.filename,
-                dict(www=dict(url='http://foo', port=20, public_html=pwd)), self.errors)
-        self.assertResults(www=dict(port=20, url='http://foo/',
-                            public_html=pwd))
-
-    def test_load_www_public_html(self):
-        pwd = os.getcwd()
-        self.cfg.load_www(self.filename,
-                dict(www=dict(public_html=pwd)), self.errors)
-        self.assertResults(www=dict(port=None, url='http://localhost:8080/',
-                           public_html=pwd))
-
-    def test_load_www_public_html_does_not_exist(self):
-        self.cfg.load_www(self.filename,
-                dict(www=dict(public_html=r'/does/not\exist/no')),
-                self.errors)
-        self.assertConfigError(self.errors, 'must be an existing directory')
+                dict(www=dict(url='http://foo', port=20)), self.errors)
+        self.assertResults(www=dict(port=20, url='http://foo/'))
 
 
 class MasterConfig_checkers(ConfigErrorsMixin, unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/master/buildbot/test/unit/test_www_service.py b/master/buildbot/test/unit/test_www_service.py
index 9896fd7b963..24bee8d62d9 100644
--- a/master/buildbot/test/unit/test_www_service.py
+++ b/master/buildbot/test/unit/test_www_service.py
@@ -89,12 +89,7 @@ def test_setupSite(self):
         # root
         root = site.resource
         req = mock.Mock()
-        self.assertIsInstance(root.getChildWithDefault('ui', req),
+        self.assertIsInstance(root.getChildWithDefault('', req),
                 ui.UIResource)
         self.assertIsInstance(root.getChildWithDefault('api', req),
                 rest.RestRootResource)
-
-        # ..and that the / URI redirects properly
-        req = self.make_request([''])
-        self.render_resource(site.getResourceFor(req), request=req)
-        self.assertEqual(self.request.redirected_to, 'h:/ui/')
diff --git a/master/buildbot/test/unit/test_www_ui.py b/master/buildbot/test/unit/test_www_ui.py
index 0928b17d6b1..a06106bf058 100644
--- a/master/buildbot/test/unit/test_www_ui.py
+++ b/master/buildbot/test/unit/test_www_ui.py
@@ -13,19 +13,53 @@
 #
 # Copyright Buildbot Team Members
 
+import json
+import re
+import buildbot
 from buildbot.www import ui
 from buildbot.test.util import www
 from twisted.trial import unittest
 
 class Test(www.WwwTestMixin, unittest.TestCase):
+    class Application:
+        def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+            self.__dict__.update(kwargs)
+
     def test_render(self):
         master = self.make_master(url='h:/a/b/')
-        rsrc = ui.UIResource(master, extra_routes=[], index_html='base_url:"h:/a/b/"')
+        rsrc = ui.UIResource(master, {
+            'base' : self.Application(description='B',
+                version='1.0',
+                static_dir='/static',
+                packages=['pkg1', 'pkg2'],
+                routes=[{'name':'rt1'}]),
+        })
 
         d = self.render_resource(rsrc, [''])
         @d.addCallback
         def check(rv):
-            self.assertIn('base_url:"h:/a/b/"', rv)
+            # extract the dojoConfig JSON and compare
+            mo = re.search("<script>var dojoConfig = (.*?);</script>", rv, re.S)
+            if not mo:
+                self.fail("could not find dojoConfig")
+            dojoConfig = json.loads(mo.group(1))
+            self.assertEqual(dojoConfig, {
+                'async': 1,
+                'baseUrl': 'h:/a/b',
+                'bb': {
+                    'appInfo': [
+                        {'description': 'B', 'name': 'base', 'version': '1.0'}
+                    ],
+                    'buildbotVersion': buildbot.version,
+                    'routes': [{'name': 'rt1'}],
+                    'wsUrl': 'h:/a/b/ws',
+                },
+                'packages': [
+                    {'location': 'app/base/pkg1', 'name': 'pkg1'},
+                    {'location': 'app/base/pkg2', 'name': 'pkg2'},
+                ],
+                'tlmSiblingOfDojo': 0,
+            })
         return d
 
 class TestGhostPy(www.WwwTestMixin,www.WwwGhostTestMixin, unittest.TestCase):