diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/application.js
+++ b/lib/application.js
@@ -324,6 +324,13 @@ Application.prototype.initialize = function() {
  */
 
 Application.prototype.routeRequest = function(req, res) {
+  
+  // Prevent malformed HTTP Requests
+  if (req.url[0] != '/') {
+    res.writeHead(400, {Connection: 'close'});
+    res.end('');
+    return;
+  }
 
   var urlData = parseUrl(req.url),
       url = urlData.pathname,
Don't allow invalid HTTP Requests