diff --git a/tests/test-static-http.out b/tests/test-static-http.out
--- a/tests/test-static-http.out
+++ b/tests/test-static-http.out
@@ -28,3 +28,17 @@ adding manifests
 adding file changes
 added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files
 (run 'hg update' to get a working copy)
+% test with "/" URI (issue 747)
+requesting all changes
+adding changesets
+adding manifests
+adding file changes
+added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files
+1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+checking changesets
+checking manifests
+crosschecking files in changesets and manifests
+checking files
+1 files, 1 changesets, 1 total revisions
+a
+default = static-http://localhost:20059/