diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 124170c..01d67e2 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -428,6 +428,12 @@ static int connection_handler(void * cls,
       return MHD_NO;
     }
 
+    // serv the favicon, if requested
+    if(strcmp(url, "/favicon.png") == 0) {
+      LOG(LVL_INFO, "Serving FavIcon request.");
+      return MHD_queue_response(connection, MHD_HTTP_OK, faviconResponse);
+    }
+
     // check if url contains a "/.." sequence. If so, block the request as it is
     // trying to access the parent directory (and may be an attempt to leave the
     // shared space.
@@ -456,12 +462,6 @@ static int connection_handler(void * cls,
       return MHD_NO; // upload data in a GET!?
     }
 
-    // serv the favicon, if requested
-    if(strcmp(url, "/favicon.png") == 0) {
-      LOG(LVL_INFO, "Serving FavIcon request.");
-      return MHD_queue_response(connection, MHD_HTTP_OK, faviconResponse);
-    }
-
     if(S_ISREG(connstate->targetStat.st_mode)) {
       return serv_regular_file(connection, connstate);
     } else if(S_ISDIR(connstate->targetStat.st_mode)) {