diff --git a/templates/app_view.coffee.erb b/templates/app_view.coffee.erb
index 6183c42..218d289 100644
--- a/templates/app_view.coffee.erb
+++ b/templates/app_view.coffee.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 class window.AppView extends Backbone.View
   el: '#application'
-  routes: {}
+  routes: {
+    'index': 'index'
+  }
   template: JST['application/app_view']
   initialize: ->
     controller = new Controller({app: this})
diff --git a/templates/app_view.js.erb b/templates/app_view.js.erb
index 8b58f31..2b862d1 100644
--- a/templates/app_view.js.erb
+++ b/templates/app_view.js.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 var AppView = Backbone.View.extend({
   el: '#application',
-  routes: {},
+  routes: {
+    'index': 'index'
+  },
   template: JST['application/app_view'],
   initialize: function() {
     _.bindAll(this, 'render');