diff --git a/start-extended-web-server b/start-extended-web-server
index a947a3a..90a2fa0 100755
--- a/start-extended-web-server
+++ b/start-extended-web-server
@@ -141,8 +141,7 @@ exec scsh +lpsd -ll packages.scm -dm -o http-test -e main -s "$0" "$@"
 	      with-log-file		log-file-name
 	      with-request-handler 
 	      (alist-path-dispatcher
-	       (list (cons "h" (home-dir-handler "public_html"
-						 (make-file-directory-options)))
+	       (list (cons "h" (home-dir-handler "public_html"))
 		     (cons "seval" seval-handler) 
 		     ;; You may want to adapt this to your site.
 		     (cons "man" (rman-handler 'man
@@ -154,8 +153,7 @@ exec scsh +lpsd -ll packages.scm -dm -o http-test -e main -s "$0" "$@"
 		     (cons "info" (info-handler #f #f #f
 						"Generated by info-gateway"))
 		     (cons "cgi-bin" (cgi-handler cgi-bin-dir)))
-	       (rooted-file-or-directory-handler htdocs-dir
-						 (make-file-directory-options))))))
+	       (rooted-file-or-directory-handler htdocs-dir)))))
 ))
 
 ;; EOF
diff --git a/start-web-server b/start-web-server
index cd18692..d418d90 100755
--- a/start-web-server
+++ b/start-web-server
@@ -127,9 +127,7 @@ exec scsh +lpsd -ll packages.scm -dm -o http-test -e main -s "$0" "$@"
 	       (list (cons "cgi-bin" (cgi-handler cgi-bin-dir)))
 	       (tilde-home-dir-handler "public_html"
 				       (rooted-file-or-directory-handler 
-					htdocs-dir 
-					(make-file-directory-options))
-				       (make-file-directory-options))))))
+					htdocs-dir))))))
 ))
 ;; EOF