diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bd4655a..d4930fa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 vendor/
 goStatic
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/customHeaders.go b/customHeaders.go
index 1e819bf..29aff43 100644
--- a/customHeaders.go
+++ b/customHeaders.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -17,9 +18,32 @@ type HeaderConfigArray struct {
 
 // HeaderConfig is a single header rule specification
 type HeaderConfig struct {
+	Regex         string            `json:"regex"`
 	Path          string            `json:"path"`
 	FileExtension string            `json:"fileExtension"`
 	Headers       []HeaderDefiniton `json:"headers"`
+
+	CompiledRegex *regexp.Regexp
+}
+
+func (config *HeaderConfig) Init() (ok bool) {
+	if len(config.Regex) > 0 {
+		regex, err := regexp.Compile(config.Regex)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("WARNING: Ignoring rule with regex error:", err)
+			fmt.Println("")
+			return
+		}
+		config.CompiledRegex = regex
+	}
+
+	ok = true
+	return
+}
+
+func (config *HeaderConfig) UsesRegex() bool {
+	return config.CompiledRegex != nil
 }
 
 // HeaderDefiniton is a key value pair of a specified header rule
@@ -39,8 +63,12 @@ func fileExists(filename string) bool {
 }
 
 func logHeaderConfig(config HeaderConfig) {
-	fmt.Println("Path: " + config.Path)
-	fmt.Println("FileExtension: " + config.FileExtension)
+	if config.UsesRegex() {
+		fmt.Println("Regex: " + config.Regex)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println("Path: " + config.Path)
+		fmt.Println("FileExtension: " + config.FileExtension)
+	}
 
 	for j := 0; j < len(config.Headers); j++ {
 		headerRule := config.Headers[j]
@@ -56,7 +84,7 @@ func initHeaderConfig(headerConfigPath string) bool {
 	if fileExists(headerConfigPath) {
 		jsonFile, err := os.Open(headerConfigPath)
 		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Println("Cant't read header config file. Error:")
+			fmt.Println("Can't read header config file. Error:")
 			fmt.Println(err)
 		} else {
 			byteValue, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(jsonFile)
@@ -65,11 +93,22 @@ func initHeaderConfig(headerConfigPath string) bool {
 
 			if len(headerConfigs.Configs) > 0 {
 				headerConfigValid = true
+
+				// Only keep valid config entries.
+				keepers := make([]HeaderConfig, 0)
+				for _, configEntry := range headerConfigs.Configs {
+					ok := configEntry.Init()
+					if ok {
+						keepers = append(keepers, configEntry)
+					}
+				}
+
+				headerConfigs.Configs = keepers
+
+				// Print the config entries that are kept.
 				fmt.Println("Found header config file. Rules:")
 				fmt.Println("------------------------------")
-
-				for i := 0; i < len(headerConfigs.Configs); i++ {
-					configEntry := headerConfigs.Configs[i]
+				for _, configEntry := range headerConfigs.Configs {
 					logHeaderConfig(configEntry)
 				}
 			} else {
@@ -89,11 +128,19 @@ func customHeadersMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 
 		for i := 0; i < len(headerConfigs.Configs); i++ {
 			configEntry := headerConfigs.Configs[i]
+			var matches bool
 
-			fileMatch := configEntry.FileExtension == "*" || reqFileExtension == "."+configEntry.FileExtension
-			pathMatch := configEntry.Path == "*" || strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, configEntry.Path)
+			if configEntry.UsesRegex() {
+				matches = configEntry.CompiledRegex.MatchString(r.URL.Path)
+			} else {
+				matches =
+					// Check if the file extension matches.
+					(configEntry.FileExtension == "*" || reqFileExtension == "."+configEntry.FileExtension) &&
+						// Check if the path matches.
+						(configEntry.Path == "*" || strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, configEntry.Path))
+			}
 
-			if fileMatch && pathMatch {
+			if matches {
 				for j := 0; j < len(configEntry.Headers); j++ {
 					headerEntry := configEntry.Headers[j]
 					w.Header().Set(headerEntry.Key, headerEntry.Value)
diff --git a/customHeaders_test.go b/customHeaders_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81a478b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/customHeaders_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestHeaderConfigWithValidRegex(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	config := HeaderConfig{Regex: "/$"}
+
+	ok := config.Init()
+	assert.True(ok)
+	assert.NotNil(config.CompiledRegex)
+	assert.True(config.UsesRegex())
+}
+
+func TestHeaderConfigWithInvalidRegex(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	config := HeaderConfig{Regex: "["}
+
+	ok := config.Init()
+	assert.False(ok)
+	assert.Nil(config.CompiledRegex)
+}
+
+func TestHeaderConfigWithoutRegex(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	config := HeaderConfig{
+		Path:          "/page-data",
+		FileExtension: "json",
+	}
+
+	ok := config.Init()
+	assert.True(ok)
+	assert.Nil(config.CompiledRegex)
+	assert.False(config.UsesRegex())
+}
diff --git a/docs/header-config.md b/docs/header-config.md
index b97255d..f498759 100644
--- a/docs/header-config.md
+++ b/docs/header-config.md
@@ -4,7 +4,44 @@ With the header config, you can specify custom [HTTP Header](https://developer.m
 
 ## Config
 
-You have to create a JSON file that serves as a config. The JSON must contain a `configs` array. For every entry, you can specify a certain path that must be matched as well as a file extension. You can use the `*` symbol to use the config entry for any path or filename. Note that the path option only matches the requested path from the start. Thatswhy you have to start with a `/` and can use paths like `/files/static/css`. The `headers` array includes a key-value pair of the actual header rule. The headers are not parsed so double check your spelling and test your site.
+You have to create a JSON file that serves as a config. The JSON must contain a `configs` array. For every entry, you can specify the rule in one of two ways:
+
+1. A regular expression that the path must meet, e.g.:
+
+```json
+{
+  "regex": "/$",
+  "headers": [
+    {
+      "key": "cache-control",
+      "value": "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+This rule would match any path ending in `/` which is useful if you never want to cache the `index.html` that a directory leads to.
+
+2. You may specify a combination of `path` and `fileExtension`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "path": "*",
+  "fileExtension": "html",
+  "headers": [
+    {
+      "key": "cache-control",
+      "value": "public, max-age=0, must-revalidate"
+    },
+    {
+      "key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
+      "value": "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains;"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+You can use the `*` symbol to use the config entry for any path or filename. Note that the path option only matches the requested path from the start. That's why you have to start with a `/` and can use paths like `/files/static/css`. The `headers` array includes a key-value pair of the actual header rule. The headers are not parsed so double check your spelling and test your site.
 
 The created JSON config has to be mounted into the container via a volume into `/config/headerConfig.json` per default. When this file does not exist inside the container, the header middleware will not be active.
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0d42a78..af73224 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/PierreZ/goStatic
 
 go 1.16
+
+require github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acb88a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
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+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0 h1:nwc3DEeHmmLAfoZucVR881uASk0Mfjw8xYJ99tb5CcY=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c h1:dUUwHk2QECo/6vqA44rthZ8ie2QXMNeKRTHCNY2nXvo=
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