diff --git a/src/main/java/com/tsystemsmms/cmcc/cmccoperator/ingress/IngressBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/tsystemsmms/cmcc/cmccoperator/ingress/IngressBuilder.java
index c332870..e702670 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/tsystemsmms/cmcc/cmccoperator/ingress/IngressBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/tsystemsmms/cmcc/cmccoperator/ingress/IngressBuilder.java
@@ -61,11 +61,20 @@ public interface IngressBuilder {
   IngressBuilder redirect(String uri);
 
   /**
-   * Sets the response timeout for this ingress.
+   * Redirect the client to the new relative or absolute URL, using status code {@code code}.
    *
-   * @param seconds timeout
+   * @param uri the target URI
+   * @param code the HTTP status code for the redirect, for example, 301
    * @return the builder
    */
+  IngressBuilder redirect(String uri, int code);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the response timeout for this ingress.
+     *
+     * @param seconds timeout
+     * @return the builder
+     */
   IngressBuilder responseTimeout(int seconds);
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/tsystemsmms/cmcc/cmccoperator/ingress/NginxIngressBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/tsystemsmms/cmcc/cmccoperator/ingress/NginxIngressBuilder.java
index bf6302a..6b9b89b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/tsystemsmms/cmcc/cmccoperator/ingress/NginxIngressBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/tsystemsmms/cmcc/cmccoperator/ingress/NginxIngressBuilder.java
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public IngressBuilder pathExact(String path, String service) {
 
   @Override
   public IngressBuilder pathPattern(String path, String service) {
+    annotations.put("nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/use-regex", "true");
     paths.add(new Path(path, PathType.PATTERN, service));
     return this;
   }
@@ -98,6 +99,14 @@ public IngressBuilder redirect(String uri) {
     return this;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public IngressBuilder redirect(String uri, int code) {
+    annotations.put("nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/permanent-redirect", uri);
+    if (code != 301)
+      annotations.put("nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/permanent-redirect-code", String.valueOf(code));
+    return this;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public IngressBuilder rewrite(String pattern) {
     annotations.put("nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target", pattern);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/tsystemsmms/cmcc/cmccoperator/ingress/OnlyLangUrlMappingBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/tsystemsmms/cmcc/cmccoperator/ingress/OnlyLangUrlMappingBuilder.java
index 41106d6..0db5f87 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/tsystemsmms/cmcc/cmccoperator/ingress/OnlyLangUrlMappingBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/tsystemsmms/cmcc/cmccoperator/ingress/OnlyLangUrlMappingBuilder.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import com.tsystemsmms.cmcc.cmccoperator.targetstate.TargetState;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
  * <p>
  * The resulting rewrite rules build these mappings:
  * <ul>
- *     <li>https://corporate.example.de/ redirects to /de/</li>
+ *     <li>https://corporate.example.de/ redirects to /de</li>
  *     <li>https://corporate.example.de/de maps to corporate-de-de</li>
  *     <li>https://corporate.example.ca/ redirects to /en</li>
  *     <li>https://corporate.example.ca/en maps to corporate-en-ca</li>
@@ -81,7 +82,9 @@ public Collection<? extends HasMetadata> buildLiveResources(SiteMapping siteMapp
       ingresses.addAll(ingressBuilderFactory.builder(targetState, liveName(site, "home", suffix), fqdn, tls)
               .responseTimeout(responseTimeout)
               .uploadSize(uploadSize)
-              .pathExact("/", serviceName).redirect("/" + getLanguage(siteMapping.getPrimarySegment())).build());
+              .pathPattern("/", serviceName)
+              .redirect("$scheme://" + fqdn + "/" + getLanguage(siteMapping.getPrimarySegment()), HttpStatus.MOVED_PERMANENTLY.value())
+              .build());
       ingresses.addAll(ingressBuilderFactory.builder(targetState, liveName(site, "blueprint", suffix), fqdn, tls)
               .responseTimeout(responseTimeout)
               .uploadSize(uploadSize)
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ public Collection<? extends HasMetadata> buildLiveResources(SiteMapping siteMapp
       ingresses.addAll(ingressBuilderFactory.builder(targetState, liveName(site, "default", suffix), fqdn, tls)
               .responseTimeout(responseTimeout)
               .uploadSize(uploadSize)
-              .pathPattern("/(.*)", serviceName).rewrite("/blueprint/servlet/" + siteMapping.getPrimarySegment() + "/$1").build());
+              .pathPattern("/(.+)", serviceName).rewrite("/blueprint/servlet/" + siteMapping.getPrimarySegment() + "/$1").build());
       ingresses.addAll(ingressBuilderFactory.builder(targetState, liveName(site, "seo", suffix), fqdn, tls)
               .responseTimeout(responseTimeout)
               .uploadSize(uploadSize)