diff --git a/v/probe123.html b/v/probe123.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fb9bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v/probe123.html
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html><head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<title>FILE PROBE</title>
+<meta property="og:title" content="file probe og title">
+</head>
+<body><p>explicit html file routing works</p></body></html>
diff --git a/v/probe123/index.html b/v/probe123/index.html
index 0bc1a02..2c3f0b3 100644
--- a/v/probe123/index.html
+++ b/v/probe123/index.html
@@ -1,8 +1 @@
-<!doctype html>
-<html><head>
-<meta charset="utf-8">
-<title>ROUTING PROBE</title>
-<meta property="og:title" content="probe og title">
-<meta property="og:image" content="https://example.com/probe.jpg">
-</head>
-<body><p id="probe">directory-index routing works</p></body></html>
+removed