diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/examples/PathArgServer/PathArgServer.ino b/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/examples/PathArgServer/PathArgServer.ino
index c2c7f56884..dc998986e5 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/examples/PathArgServer/PathArgServer.ino
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/examples/PathArgServer/PathArgServer.ino
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void setup(void) {
     Serial.println("MDNS responder started");
   }
 
-  server.on("/", []() {
+  server.on(F("/"), []() {
     server.send(200, "text/plain", "hello from esp8266!");
   });
 
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/Uri.h b/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/Uri.h
index cb9b68c051..95f5c89360 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/Uri.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/Uri.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Uri {
     public:
         Uri(const char *uri) : _uri(uri) {}
         Uri(const String &uri) : _uri(uri) {}
+        Uri(const __FlashStringHelper *uri) : _uri(String(uri)) {} 
         virtual ~Uri() {}
 
         virtual Uri* clone() const {