diff --git a/bigchaindb/web/views/info.py b/bigchaindb/web/views/info.py
index 4b0b3f0b..98e061b6 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/web/views/info.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/web/views/info.py
@@ -10,7 +10,16 @@ from bigchaindb import version
 
 class RootIndex(Resource):
     def get(self):
+        docs_url = [
+            'https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/',
+            version.__short_version__ + '/'
+        ]
+        api_v1_url = base_url() + 'api/v1/'
         return flask.jsonify({
+            '_links': {
+                'docs': ''.join(docs_url),
+                'api_v1': api_v1_url,
+            },
             'software': 'BigchainDB',
             'version': version.__version__,
             'public_key': bigchaindb.config['keypair']['public'],
@@ -21,16 +30,16 @@ class RootIndex(Resource):
 class ApiV1Index(Resource):
     def get(self):
         api_root = base_url() + 'api/v1/'
-        docs_url = ['https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/',
-                    version.__short_version__,
-                    '/drivers-clients/http-client-server-api.html',
-                    ]
-
+        docs_url = [
+            'https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/',
+            version.__short_version__,
+            '/drivers-clients/http-client-server-api.html',
+        ]
         return {
             "_links": {
-                "docs": {"href": ''.join(docs_url)},
-                "self": {"href": api_root},
-                "statuses": {"href": api_root + "statuses/"},
-                "transactions": {"href": api_root + "transactions/"},
+                "docs": ''.join(docs_url),
+                "self": api_root,
+                "statuses": api_root + "statuses/",
+                "transactions": api_root + "transactions/",
             },
         }
diff --git a/tests/web/test_info.py b/tests/web/test_info.py
index be753ed0..93b39390 100644
--- a/tests/web/test_info.py
+++ b/tests/web/test_info.py
@@ -1,25 +1,35 @@
 from unittest import mock
 
 
-def test_api_root_url_shows_basic_info(client):
-    from bigchaindb import version
+@mock.patch('bigchaindb.version.__short_version__', 'tst')
+@mock.patch('bigchaindb.version.__version__', 'tsttst')
+@mock.patch('bigchaindb.config', {'keyring': ['abc'], 'keypair': {'public': 'def'}})
+def test_api_root_endpoint(client):
     res = client.get('/')
-    assert res.json['software'] == 'BigchainDB'
-    assert res.json['version'] == version.__version__
+    assert res.json == {
+        '_links': {
+            'docs': 'https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/tst/',
+            'api_v1': 'http://localhost/api/v1/',
+        },
+        'version': 'tsttst',
+        'keyring': ['abc'],
+        'public_key': 'def',
+        'software': 'BigchainDB',
+    }
 
 
+@mock.patch('bigchaindb.version.__short_version__', 'tst')
 def test_api_v1_endpoint(client):
-    with mock.patch('bigchaindb.version.__short_version__', 'tst'):
-        res = client.get('/api/v1')
+    res = client.get('/api/v1')
     docs_url = ['https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/',
                 'tst',
                 '/drivers-clients/http-client-server-api.html',
                 ]
     assert res.json == {
         '_links': {
-            'docs': {'href': ''.join(docs_url)},
-            'self': {'href': 'http://localhost/api/v1/'},
-            'statuses': {'href': 'http://localhost/api/v1/statuses/'},
-            'transactions': {'href': 'http://localhost/api/v1/transactions/'}
+            'docs': ''.join(docs_url),
+            'self': 'http://localhost/api/v1/',
+            'statuses': 'http://localhost/api/v1/statuses/',
+            'transactions': 'http://localhost/api/v1/transactions/',
         }
     }