diff --git a/server/http.go b/server/http.go
index fbd2bce4..eb77dbab 100644
--- a/server/http.go
+++ b/server/http.go
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func (w *errorResponseWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	return w.ResponseWriter.Write(p)
 }
 
-// Handler which deploys errorResponseWriter
+// httpErrorHandler to respond with JSON_formatted error message for static content.
 func httpErrorHandler(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(
 		func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/server/main.go b/server/main.go
index 0c93c927..c8d24f52 100644
--- a/server/main.go
+++ b/server/main.go
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	sspath := *serverStatusPath
-	if sspath == "" || sspath == "-" {
+	if sspath == "" {
 		sspath = config.ServerStatusPath
 	}
 	if sspath != "" && sspath != "-" {