diff --git a/garden-cli/src/commands/call.ts b/garden-cli/src/commands/call.ts
index 376691782c..c21746a84a 100644
--- a/garden-cli/src/commands/call.ts
+++ b/garden-cli/src/commands/call.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ import {
 import { splitFirst } from "../util/util"
 import { ParameterError, RuntimeError } from "../exceptions"
 import { EntryStyle } from "../logger/types"
-import { pick } from "lodash"
+import { pick, find } from "lodash"
 import { PluginContext } from "../plugin-context"
+import { ServiceEndpoint } from "../types/service"
 import dedent = require("dedent")
 
 export const callArgs = {
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ export class CallCommand extends Command<typeof callArgs> {
 
   async action(ctx: PluginContext, args: Args): Promise<CommandResult> {
     let [serviceName, path] = splitFirst(args.serviceAndPath, "/")
-    path = "/" + path
 
     // TODO: better error when service doesn't exist
     const service = await ctx.getService(serviceName)
@@ -73,24 +73,41 @@ export class CallCommand extends Command<typeof callArgs> {
     }
 
     // find the correct endpoint to call
-    let matchedEndpoint
+    let matchedEndpoint: ServiceEndpoint | null = null
     let matchedPath
 
-    for (const endpoint of status.endpoints) {
-      // we can't easily support raw TCP or UDP in a command like this
-      if (endpoint.protocol !== "http" && endpoint.protocol !== "https") {
-        continue
+    // we can't easily support raw TCP or UDP in a command like this
+    const endpoints = status.endpoints.filter(e => e.protocol === "http" || e.protocol === "https")
+
+    if (!path) {
+      // if no path is specified and there's a root endpoint (path === "/") we use that
+      const rootEndpoint = <ServiceEndpoint>find(endpoints, e => e.paths && e.paths.includes("/"))
+
+      if (rootEndpoint) {
+        matchedEndpoint = rootEndpoint
+        matchedPath = "/"
+      } else {
+        // if there's no root endpoint, pick the first endpoint
+        matchedEndpoint = endpoints[0]
+        matchedPath = endpoints[0].paths ? endpoints[0].paths![0] : ""
       }
 
-      if (endpoint.paths) {
-        for (const endpointPath of endpoint.paths) {
-          if (path.startsWith(endpointPath) && (!matchedPath || endpointPath.length > matchedPath.length)) {
-            matchedPath = endpointPath
-            matchedEndpoint = endpoint
+      path = matchedPath
+
+    } else {
+      path = "/" + path
+
+      for (const endpoint of status.endpoints) {
+        if (endpoint.paths) {
+          for (const endpointPath of endpoint.paths) {
+            if (path.startsWith(endpointPath) && (!matchedPath || endpointPath.length > matchedPath.length)) {
+              matchedPath = endpointPath
+              matchedEndpoint = endpoint
+            }
           }
+        } else if (!matchedPath) {
+          matchedEndpoint = endpoint
         }
-      } else if (!matchedPath) {
-        matchedEndpoint = endpoint
       }
     }
 
@@ -102,7 +119,7 @@ export class CallCommand extends Command<typeof callArgs> {
       })
     }
 
-    const url = resolve(matchedEndpoint.url, path)
+    const url = resolve(matchedEndpoint.url, path || matchedPath)
     // TODO: support POST requests with request body
     const method = "get"
 
diff --git a/garden-cli/test/data/test-project-b/module-c/garden.yml b/garden-cli/test/data/test-project-b/module-c/garden.yml
index d7a6f7bf6d..9214aa540d 100644
--- a/garden-cli/test/data/test-project-b/module-c/garden.yml
+++ b/garden-cli/test/data/test-project-b/module-c/garden.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ module:
       ports:
         - name: http
           containerPort: 8080
+    - name: service-d
+      endpoints:
+        - paths: [/path-d]
+          port: http
+      ports:
+        - name: http
+          containerPort: 8080
   build:
     dependencies:
       - module-b
diff --git a/garden-cli/test/src/commands/call.ts b/garden-cli/test/src/commands/call.ts
index 361c2f9bb3..085408dd01 100644
--- a/garden-cli/test/src/commands/call.ts
+++ b/garden-cli/test/src/commands/call.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ const testProvider: PluginFactory = () => {
         url: "http://service-a.test-project-b.local.app.garden:32000",
       }],
     },
+    "service-b": {
+      state: "ready",
+      endpoints: [{
+        protocol: "http",
+        hostname: "service-b.test-project-b.local.app.garden",
+        paths: ["/"],
+        url: "http://service-b.test-project-b.local.app.garden:32000",
+      }],
+    },
     "service-c": {
       state: "ready",
     },
@@ -73,6 +82,52 @@ describe("commands.call", () => {
 
   })
 
+  it("should default to the path '/' if that is exposed if no path is requested", async () => {
+    const garden = await Garden.factory(projectRootB, { plugins: [testProvider] })
+    const ctx = garden.pluginContext
+    const command = new CallCommand()
+
+    nock("http://service-a.test-project-b.local.app.garden:32000")
+      .get("/path-a")
+      .reply(200, "bla")
+
+    const { result } = await command.action(
+      ctx,
+      {
+        serviceAndPath: "service-a",
+      },
+    )
+
+    expect(result.url).to.equal("http://service-a.test-project-b.local.app.garden:32000/path-a")
+    expect(result.serviceName).to.equal("service-a")
+    expect(result.path).to.equal("/path-a")
+    expect(result.response.status).to.equal(200)
+    expect(result.response.data).to.equal("bla")
+  })
+
+  it("should otherwise use the first defined endpoint if no path is requested", async () => {
+    const garden = await Garden.factory(projectRootB, { plugins: [testProvider] })
+    const ctx = garden.pluginContext
+    const command = new CallCommand()
+
+    nock("http://service-b.test-project-b.local.app.garden:32000")
+      .get("/")
+      .reply(200, "bla")
+
+    const { result } = await command.action(
+      ctx,
+      {
+        serviceAndPath: "service-b",
+      },
+    )
+
+    expect(result.url).to.equal("http://service-b.test-project-b.local.app.garden:32000/")
+    expect(result.serviceName).to.equal("service-b")
+    expect(result.path).to.equal("/")
+    expect(result.response.status).to.equal(200)
+    expect(result.response.data).to.equal("bla")
+  })
+
   it("should error if service isn't running", async () => {
     const garden = await Garden.factory(projectRootB, { plugins: [testProvider] })
     const ctx = garden.pluginContext
@@ -82,7 +137,7 @@ describe("commands.call", () => {
       await command.action(
         ctx,
         {
-          serviceAndPath: "service-b/path-b",
+          serviceAndPath: "service-d/path-d",
         },
       )
     } catch (err) {
diff --git a/garden-cli/test/src/commands/deploy.ts b/garden-cli/test/src/commands/deploy.ts
index 522596905a..c89fbb2ab7 100644
--- a/garden-cli/test/src/commands/deploy.ts
+++ b/garden-cli/test/src/commands/deploy.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ describe("DeployCommand", () => {
       "deploy.service-a": { version: "1", state: "ready" },
       "deploy.service-b": { version: "1", state: "ready" },
       "deploy.service-c": { version: "1", state: "ready" },
+      "deploy.service-d": { version: "1", state: "ready" },
     })
   })