diff --git a/ipwb/replay.py b/ipwb/replay.py
index e585d2dd..2c24ba42 100755
--- a/ipwb/replay.py
+++ b/ipwb/replay.py
@@ -153,6 +153,12 @@ def commandDaemon(cmd):
         return Response('bad command!')
 
 
+@app.route('/memento/*/')
+def showMementosForURIRs_sansJS():
+    urir = request.args.get('url')
+    return redirect('/memento/*/' + urir, code=301)
+
+
 @app.route('/memento/*/<path:urir>')
 def showMementosForURIRs(urir):
     urir = getCompleteURI(urir)
diff --git a/ipwb/webui/index.html b/ipwb/webui/index.html
index dd13e9a3..5a822487 100644
--- a/ipwb/webui/index.html
+++ b/ipwb/webui/index.html
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 <div id="wrapper">
   <div>
     <h1><img src="./webui/logo.png" alt="ipwb" /></h1>
-    <form onsubmit="handleSubmit(); return false;">
-      <input type="text" placeholder="http://example.com" id="url" aria-label="Enter a URI" />
+    <form onsubmit="handleSubmit(); return false;" method="get" action="/memento/*/">
+      <input type="text" placeholder="http://example.com" id="url" name="url" aria-label="Enter a URI" />
       <input type="submit" value="Search URL in the archive"/>
     </form>
   </div>