diff --git a/app/controllers/demo_controller.rb b/app/controllers/demo_controller.rb
index fc71b949f..4007676c9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/demo_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/demo_controller.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ class DemoController < ApplicationController
   helper SmartListing::Helper
 
   def index
-    return root_path if Rails.env.production?
+    return redirect_to root_path if Rails.env.production?
 
     smart_listing_create :procedures,
                          Procedure.where(archived: false),