diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java
index 2a85cae94..c0c370337 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ public class I2PSnarkServlet extends DefaultServlet {
     public Resource getResource(String pathInContext)
     {
         if (pathInContext == null || pathInContext.equals("/") || pathInContext.equals("/index.jsp") ||
-            pathInContext.equals("/index.html") || pathInContext.startsWith("/.icons/") ||
-            pathInContext.startsWith("/.js/") || pathInContext.startsWith("/.ajax/"))
+            pathInContext.equals("/index.html") || pathInContext.startsWith("/.icons/"))
             return super.getResource(pathInContext);
         // files in the i2psnark/ directory
         try {
@@ -118,9 +117,6 @@ public class I2PSnarkServlet extends DefaultServlet {
      */
     @Override
     public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException {
-////////////////////////////////////
-        //if (resource.getName().startsWith("jar:file:"))
-        //    response.setHeader("Cache-Control", "max-age=86400");  // cache for a day
         super.doGet(request, response);
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/LocaleWebAppHandler.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/LocaleWebAppHandler.java
index e24824e2a..bbc27ed3e 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/LocaleWebAppHandler.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/LocaleWebAppHandler.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public class LocaleWebAppHandler extends WebAppContext
     public LocaleWebAppHandler(I2PAppContext ctx, String path, String warPath) {
         super(warPath, path);
         _context = ctx;
+        setInitParams(WebAppStarter.INIT_PARAMS);
     }
     
     /**
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/WebAppStarter.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/WebAppStarter.java
index 0384bff39..5d025f967 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/WebAppStarter.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/WebAppStarter.java
@@ -2,15 +2,12 @@ package net.i2p.router.web;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Properties;
-import java.util.StringTokenizer;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 import net.i2p.I2PAppContext;
 import net.i2p.util.FileUtil;
-import net.i2p.util.Log;
 import net.i2p.util.SecureDirectory;
 import net.i2p.util.PortMapper;
 
@@ -39,11 +36,16 @@ import org.mortbay.jetty.handler.ContextHandlerCollection;
  */
 public class WebAppStarter {
 
-    static final Map<String, Long> warModTimes = new ConcurrentHashMap();
-    static private Log _log;
+    private static final Map<String, Long> warModTimes = new ConcurrentHashMap();
+    static final Map INIT_PARAMS = new HashMap(4);
+    //static private Log _log;
 
     static {
-        _log = ContextHelper.getContext(null).logManager().getLog(WebAppStarter.class); ;
+        //_log = ContextHelper.getContext(null).logManager().getLog(WebAppStarter.class); ;
+        // see DefaultServlet javadocs
+        String pfx = "org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.Default.";
+        INIT_PARAMS.put(pfx + "cacheControl", "max-age=86400");
+        INIT_PARAMS.put(pfx + "dirAllowed", "false");
     }
 
 
@@ -55,7 +57,8 @@ public class WebAppStarter {
                             String appName, String warPath) throws Exception {
          File tmpdir = new SecureDirectory(ctx.getTempDir(), "jetty-work-" + appName + ctx.random().nextInt());
          WebAppContext wac = addWebApp(ctx, server, appName, warPath, tmpdir);      
-		 _log.debug("Loading war from: " + warPath);
+         //_log.debug("Loading war from: " + warPath);
+         wac.setInitParams(INIT_PARAMS);
          wac.start();
     }
 
@@ -102,8 +105,6 @@ public class WebAppStarter {
         // this does the passwords...
         RouterConsoleRunner.initialize(wac);
 
-
-
         // see WebAppConfiguration for info
         String[] classNames = wac.getConfigurationClasses();
         String[] newClassNames = new String[classNames.length + 1];
diff --git a/installer/resources/eepsite/contexts/base-context.xml b/installer/resources/eepsite/contexts/base-context.xml
index 327dc73c2..59063b716 100644
--- a/installer/resources/eepsite/contexts/base-context.xml
+++ b/installer/resources/eepsite/contexts/base-context.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ to serve static html files and images.
 <Configure class="org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.Context">
   <Set name="contextPath">/</Set>
   <Set name="resourceBase">./eepsite/docroot/</Set>
+  <Call name="setInitParams">
+    <Arg>
+      <Map>
+        <Entry>
+          <Item>orb.mortbay.jetty.servlet.Default.cacheControl</Item>
+          <Item>max-age=3600,public</Item>
+        </Entry>
+      </Map>
+    </Arg>
+  </Call>
   <Call name="addServlet">
     <Arg>org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.DefaultServlet</Arg>
     <Arg>/</Arg>
diff --git a/installer/resources/eepsite/etc/webdefault.xml b/installer/resources/eepsite/etc/webdefault.xml
index b8d011416..e13916f10 100644
--- a/installer/resources/eepsite/etc/webdefault.xml
+++ b/installer/resources/eepsite/etc/webdefault.xml
@@ -153,12 +153,10 @@
       <param-name>useFileMappedBuffer</param-name>
       <param-value>true</param-value>
     </init-param>  
-    <!--
     <init-param>
       <param-name>cacheControl</param-name>
       <param-value>max-age=3600,public</param-value>
     </init-param>
-    -->
     <load-on-startup>0</load-on-startup>
   </servlet>