diff --git a/filesystem.go b/filesystem.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b5b27220
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filesystem.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Copyright 2017 Pilosa Corp.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package pilosa
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+// Ensure nopStaticFileSystem implements interface.
+var _ StaticFileSystem = &nopStaticFileSystem{}
+
+// StaticFileSystem represents an interface for a static WebUI.
+type StaticFileSystem interface {
+	New() (http.FileSystem, error)
+}
+
+func init() {
+	NopStaticFileSystem = &nopStaticFileSystem{}
+}
+
+// NopStaticFileSystem represents a StaticFileSystem that returns an error if called.
+var NopStaticFileSystem StaticFileSystem
+
+type nopStaticFileSystem struct{}
+
+// New is a no-op implementation of StaticFileSystem New method.
+func (n *nopStaticFileSystem) New() (http.FileSystem, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("static file system not implemented")
+}
diff --git a/filesystem/statik.go b/filesystem/statik.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..405e31a11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filesystem/statik.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright 2017 Pilosa Corp.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package filesystem
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa"
+	"github.com/rakyll/statik/fs"
+)
+
+// Ensure nopStaticFileSystem implements interface.
+var _ pilosa.StaticFileSystem = &StatikFS{}
+
+type StatikFS struct{}
+
+// New is a statik implementation of StaticFileSystem New method.
+func (s *StatikFS) New() (http.FileSystem, error) {
+	return fs.New()
+}
diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index 38fd24eca..1688cf5a3 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ import (
 
 	// Allow building Pilosa without the web UI.
 	_ "github.com/pilosa/pilosa/statik"
-	"github.com/rakyll/statik/fs"
 )
 
 // Handler represents an HTTP handler.
@@ -57,6 +56,8 @@ type Handler struct {
 	BroadcastHandler BroadcastHandler
 	StatusHandler    StatusHandler
 
+	StaticFileSystem StaticFileSystem
+
 	// Local hostname & cluster configuration.
 	Node         *Node
 	Cluster      *Cluster
@@ -98,6 +99,11 @@ type errorResponse struct {
 // NewHandler returns a new instance of Handler with a default logger.
 func NewHandler() *Handler {
 	handler := &Handler{
+		Broadcaster: NopBroadcaster,
+		//BroadcastHandler: NopBroadcastHandler, // TODO: implement the nop
+		//StatusHandler:    NopStatusHandler,    // TODO: implement the nop
+		StaticFileSystem: NopStaticFileSystem,
+
 		LogOutput: os.Stderr,
 	}
 	BuildRouters(handler)
@@ -285,7 +291,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleWebUI(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Error(w, "Welcome. Pilosa is running. Visit https://www.pilosa.com/docs/ for more information or try the WebUI by visiting this URL in your browser.", http.StatusNotFound)
 		return
 	}
-	statikFS, err := fs.New()
+	statikFS, err := h.StaticFileSystem.New()
 	if err != nil {
 		h.writeQueryResponse(w, r, &QueryResponse{Err: err})
 		h.logger().Println("Pilosa WebUI is not available. Please run `make generate-statik` before building Pilosa with `make install`.")
diff --git a/handler_test.go b/handler_test.go
index 1caf7bf99..6386f53f9 100644
--- a/handler_test.go
+++ b/handler_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa"
+	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/filesystem"
 	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/internal"
 	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/pql"
 	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/test"
@@ -1853,6 +1854,7 @@ func TestHandler_WebUI(t *testing.T) {
 	h := test.NewHandler()
 	h.Holder = hldr.Holder
 	h.Cluster = test.NewCluster(1)
+	h.StaticFileSystem = &filesystem.StatikFS{}
 
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	h.ServeHTTP(w, test.MustNewHTTPRequest("GET", "/", nil))
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index f0d3314fa..e056bc76d 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 
 	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa"
+	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/filesystem"
 	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/gcnotify"
 	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/gossip"
 	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/statsd"
@@ -191,6 +192,9 @@ func (m *Command) SetupServer() error {
 	m.Server.Handler.RemoteClient = c
 	m.Server.Cluster.RemoteClient = c
 
+	// Statik file system.
+	m.Server.Handler.StaticFileSystem = &filesystem.StatikFS{}
+
 	// Default coordintor to port 0 when not specified so that coordinator
 	// can be set to the value of server.URI after server binds to a port.
 	// This would only be useful in a one-node cluster.