diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 335e4a5..e996cbd 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
 
 @app.get(settings.API_V1_STR)
 async def home(request: Request):
-    return templates.TemplateResponse("base.html", {"request": request})
-    # return {"message": "Server is up"}
+    return {"message": "Server is up"}
 
 
 app.include_router(dataset_router, prefix="", tags=["Compare Datasets"])