diff --git a/lib/http-worker.js b/lib/http-worker.js
index 147a7d841..3b98a4422 100644
--- a/lib/http-worker.js
+++ b/lib/http-worker.js
@@ -272,9 +272,18 @@ app.get(mainPagePattern, Express.static('./customize.dist'));
 app.use("/blob", Express.static(Path.resolve(Env.paths.blob), {
     maxAge: Env.DEV_MODE? "0d": "365d"
 }));
-app.head("/datastore", Express.static(Env.paths.data, {
-    maxAge: "0d"
-}));
+app.use("/datastore",
+    (req, res, next) => {
+        if (req.method === 'HEAD') {
+            next();
+        } else {
+            res.status(403).end();
+        }
+    },
+    Express.static(Env.paths.data, {
+        maxAge: "0d"
+    }
+));
 
 app.use('/block/', function (req, res, next) {
     var parsed = Path.parse(req.url);