diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 93e5407f3..560c0faa0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -101,10 +101,15 @@ ifndef SKIP_CHECK_CLEAN
 endif
 
 # Create release build tarballs for all supported platforms. Linux compilation happens under Docker.
-release: check-clean
+release: check-clean generate-statik
 	$(MAKE) release-build GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64
 	$(MAKE) release-build GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64
 
+# Create release build tarballs for all supported platforms. Same as `release`, but without embedded Lattice UI.
+release-sans-ui: check-clean
+	rm -f statik/statik.go
+	$(MAKE) release-build GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64
+	$(MAKE) release-build GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64
 
 # try (e.g.) internal/clustertests/docker-compose-replication2.yml
 DOCKER_COMPOSE=internal/clustertests/docker-compose.yml
diff --git a/ctl/server.go b/ctl/server.go
index a64b63749..968b2bd6d 100644
--- a/ctl/server.go
+++ b/ctl/server.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func BuildServerFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, srv *server.Command) {
 	SetTLSConfig(flags, "", &srv.Config.TLS.CertificatePath, &srv.Config.TLS.CertificateKeyPath, &srv.Config.TLS.CACertPath, &srv.Config.TLS.SkipVerify, &srv.Config.TLS.EnableClientVerification)
 
 	// Handler
-	flags.StringSliceVarP(&srv.Config.Handler.AllowedOrigins, "handler.allowed-origins", "", []string{}, "Comma separated list of allowed origin URIs (for CORS/Lattice UI).")
+	flags.StringSliceVarP(&srv.Config.Handler.AllowedOrigins, "handler.allowed-origins", "", []string{}, "Comma separated list of allowed origin URIs (for CORS/Web UI).")
 
 	// Cluster
 	flags.BoolVarP(&srv.Config.Cluster.Disabled, "cluster.disabled", "", srv.Config.Cluster.Disabled, "Disabled multi-node cluster communication (used for testing)")
diff --git a/http/handler.go b/http/handler.go
index c8953984c..60624e5e8 100644
--- a/http/handler.go
+++ b/http/handler.go
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ type statikHandler struct {
 func NewStatikHandler(h *Handler) statikHandler {
 	fs, err := h.fileSystem.New()
 	if err == nil {
-		h.logger.Printf("enabled Lattice UI (%s) at %s", h.api.LatticeVersion(), h.api.Node().URI)
+		h.logger.Printf("enabled Web UI (%s) at %s", h.api.LatticeVersion(), h.api.Node().URI)
 	}
 
 	return statikHandler{
@@ -479,7 +479,18 @@ func NewStatikHandler(h *Handler) statikHandler {
 
 func (s statikHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if strings.HasPrefix(r.UserAgent(), "curl") {
-		http.Error(w, "Welcome. Pilosa is running. Visit https://www.pilosa.com/docs/ for more information or try the Lattice UI by visiting this URL in your browser.", http.StatusNotFound)
+		msg := "Welcome. Pilosa v" + s.handler.api.Version() + " is running. Visit https://www.pilosa.com/docs/ for more information."
+		if s.statikFS != nil {
+			msg += " Try the Web UI by visiting this URL in your browser."
+		}
+		http.Error(w, msg, http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if s.statikFS == nil {
+		msg := "Web UI is not available. Please run `make generate-statik` before building Pilosa with `make install`."
+		s.handler.logger.Printf(msg)
+		http.Error(w, msg, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -490,12 +501,6 @@ func (s statikHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		r.URL = url
 	}
 
-	if s.statikFS == nil {
-		msg := "Lattice UI is not available. Please run `make generate-statik` before building Pilosa with `make install`."
-		s.handler.logger.Printf(msg)
-		http.Error(w, msg, http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		return
-	}
 	http.FileServer(s.statikFS).ServeHTTP(w, r)
 }