diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/proxy_server.go b/pkg/kubectl/proxy_server.go
index 4ef7c62bfdb..d7a8edacc3d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/proxy_server.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/proxy_server.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	DefaultHostAcceptRE   = "^localhost$,^127\\.0\\.0\\.1$,^\\[::1\\]$"
-	DefaultPathAcceptRE   = "^/.*"
+	DefaultPathAcceptRE   = "^.*"
 	DefaultPathRejectRE   = "^/api/.*/pods/.*/exec,^/api/.*/pods/.*/attach"
 	DefaultMethodRejectRE = "POST,PUT,PATCH"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/proxy_server_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/proxy_server_test.go
index ae536b91a8c..3aad8c315d9 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/proxy_server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/proxy_server_test.go
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ func TestAccept(t *testing.T) {
 		expectAccept bool
 	}{
 
+		{
+			acceptPaths:  DefaultPathAcceptRE,
+			rejectPaths:  DefaultPathRejectRE,
+			acceptHosts:  DefaultHostAcceptRE,
+			path:         "",
+			host:         "127.0.0.1",
+			method:       "GET",
+			expectAccept: true,
+		},
 		{
 			acceptPaths:  DefaultPathAcceptRE,
 			rejectPaths:  DefaultPathRejectRE,