diff --git a/scripts/http-title.nse b/scripts/http-title.nse
index 6a5854562..3cc81df90 100644
--- a/scripts/http-title.nse
+++ b/scripts/http-title.nse
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ local nmap = require "nmap"
 local shortport = require "shortport"
 local stdnse = require "stdnse"
 local string = require "string"
-local table  = require "table"
 local url = require "url"
 
 description = [[
@@ -39,9 +38,11 @@ categories = {"default", "discovery", "safe"}
 
 portrule = shortport.http
 
-local function getTitle(host, port, path)
-  local resp = http.get( host, port, path )
-  local redirect_url
+action = function(host, port)
+  local resp, redirect_url, title
+
+  resp = http.get( host, port, '/' )
+
   -- check for a redirect
   if resp.location then
     redirect_url = resp.location[#resp.location]
@@ -51,14 +52,10 @@ local function getTitle(host, port, path)
   end
 
   -- try and match title tags
-  local title
-  if ( resp.body ) then
-    title = string.match(resp.body, "<[Tt][Ii][Tt][Ll][Ee][^>]*>([^<]*)</[Tt][Ii][Tt][Ll][Ee]>")
-  else
-    title = "No reponse received from server"
-  end
+  title = string.match(resp.body, "<[Tt][Ii][Tt][Ll][Ee][^>]*>([^<]*)</[Tt][Ii][Tt][Ll][Ee]>")
 
   local display_title = title
+
   if display_title and display_title ~= "" then
     display_title = string.gsub(display_title , "[\n\r\t]", "")
     if #display_title > 65 then
@@ -73,25 +70,14 @@ local function getTitle(host, port, path)
     end
   end
 
-  return title, display_title, redirect_url
-end
+  local output_tab = stdnse.output_table()
+  output_tab.title = title
+  output_tab.redirect_url = redirect_url
 
-action = function(host, port)
-  local path = stdnse.get_script_args(SCRIPT_NAME .. ".path") or "/"
-  local str_res, xml_res = {}, stdnse.output_table()
-  
-  for _, p in ipairs(stdnse.strsplit(",", path)) do
-    local title, display_title, redirect_url = getTitle(host, port, p)
-    
-    local result_part = { ("%s: %s"):format(p, display_title) }
-    if redirect_url then
-      table.insert(result_part, { ("Requested resource was %s"):format( redirect_url ) })
-    end
-    table.insert(str_res, result_part)
-
-    xml_res.urls = xml_res.urls or {}
-    table.insert(xml_res.urls, { path = p, title = title, redirect_url = redirect_url })
+  local output_str = display_title
+  if redirect_url then
+    output_str = output_str .. "\n" .. ("Requested resource was %s"):format( redirect_url )
   end
 
-  return xml_res, stdnse.format_output(true, str_res)
+  return output_tab, output_str
 end