diff --git a/Main.gd b/Main.gd
index 4a0277b..de2bd3c 100644
--- a/Main.gd
+++ b/Main.gd
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ func _start_server(port: int = 3001) -> void:
 		return
 
 	_server = HTTPServer.new()
-	_server.endpoint(HTTPServer.Method.GET, "/", funcref(self, "_serve_file"), ["index.html"]) # this is still needed to make 'localhost:port/' to point to index.html
-	_server.fallback(funcref(self, "_serve_file"))
+	_server.endpoint(HTTPServer.Method.GET, "/", funcref(self, "_serve_file"))
 
 	if _server.listen(port) != OK:
 		# TODO: show error to user here
@@ -44,9 +43,10 @@ func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
 		return
 
 
-func _serve_file(_request: HTTPServer.Request, response: HTTPServer.Response, binds: Array) -> void:
-	var file_name: String = binds[0] as String
-# TODO: deprecate binds in favor of using the Request.endpoint prop, as for this app's purposes it would be the same as the file name
+func _serve_file(request: HTTPServer.Request, response: HTTPServer.Response) -> void:
+	var file_name: String = request.endpoint()
+	if file_name == "/": # if the request is for root, serve index
+		file_name = "index.html"
 	var f := File.new()
 	var success = f.open(server_dir.plus_file(file_name), File.READ)
 
diff --git a/addons/http_server/http_server.gd b/addons/http_server/http_server.gd
index ef8cf74..9acd653 100644
--- a/addons/http_server/http_server.gd
+++ b/addons/http_server/http_server.gd
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const Status = preload("res://addons/http_server/status.gd")
 
 var __endpoints: Dictionary = {
 	# key: [Int, String], array with 0 index representing method, 1 index representing endpoint
-	# value: [FuncRef, Array], index 0 = reference to function to call, index 1 = binds to pass to func
+	# value: FuncRef, reference to function to call
 }
 var __fallback: FuncRef = null
 var __server: TCP_Server = null
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func endpoint(type: int, endpoint: String, function: FuncRef, binds: Array = [])
 		)
 		return
 
-	__endpoints[endpoint_hash] = [function, binds]
+	__endpoints[endpoint_hash] = function
 
 
 func fallback(function: FuncRef) -> void:
@@ -121,22 +121,15 @@ func __process_request(method: String, endpoint: String, headers: Dictionary, bo
 
 	var endpoint_func: FuncRef = null
 	var endpoint_parts: PoolStringArray = endpoint.split("/", false)
-	var binds
 
-	# special case for if endpoint is just root
-	if endpoint == "/":
-		var endpoint_hash: Array = [type, "/"]
+	while !endpoint_func:
+		var endpoint_hash: Array = [type, "/" + endpoint_parts.join("/")]
 		if __endpoints.has(endpoint_hash):
-			endpoint_func = __endpoints[endpoint_hash][0]
-			binds = __endpoints[endpoint_hash][1]
-	else:
-		while (!endpoint_func && !endpoint_parts.empty()):
-			var endpoint_hash: Array = [type, "/" + endpoint_parts.join("/")]
-			if __endpoints.has(endpoint_hash):
-				endpoint_func = __endpoints[endpoint_hash][0]
-				binds = __endpoints[endpoint_hash][1]
-			else:
-				endpoint_parts.remove(endpoint_parts.size() - 1)
+			endpoint_func = __endpoints[endpoint_hash]
+		elif endpoint_parts.empty():
+			break
+		else:
+			endpoint_parts.remove(endpoint_parts.size() - 1)
 
 
 	if !endpoint_func:
@@ -160,7 +153,7 @@ func __process_request(method: String, endpoint: String, headers: Dictionary, bo
 			"[INF] Recieved request method: %s, endpoint: %s" % [method, endpoint]
 		)
 
-		endpoint_func.call_func(request, response, binds if binds else [request.endpoint()])
+		endpoint_func.call_func(request, response)
 
 	return response