diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/index.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/index.js
index e8322ea212c16..4a1aac707f928 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/index.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/index.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const app = uiModules.get('app/dashboard', [
 uiRoutes
 .when('/dashboard', {
   template: indexTemplate,
+  requireDefaultIndex: true,
   resolve: {
     dash: function (savedDashboards, config) {
       return savedDashboards.get();
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/discover/controllers/discover.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/discover/controllers/discover.js
index 87ce5f4f74e0b..2d4b690af3308 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/public/discover/controllers/discover.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/discover/controllers/discover.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ uiRoutes
 .when('/discover/:id?', {
   template: indexTemplate,
   reloadOnSearch: false,
+  requireDefaultIndex: true,
   resolve: {
     ip: function (Promise, courier, config, $location) {
       return courier.indexPatterns.getIds()
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/index.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/index.js
index a2dbc1fffe369..7b33fb4af0aed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/index.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/index.js
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ import management from 'ui/management';
 
 uiRoutes
 .when('/management', {
-  template: landingTemplate,
-  requireDefaultIndex: false
+  template: landingTemplate
 });
 
 require('ui/index_patterns/route_setup/load_default')({
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/indices/index.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/indices/index.js
index 7f80d13d02b81..bd68680435f9c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/indices/index.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/indices/index.js
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@ const indexPatternsResolutions = {
 uiRoutes
 .defaults(/management\/kibana\/indices/, {
   resolve: indexPatternsResolutions,
-  requireDefaultIndex: false
+  requireDefaultIndex: true
 });
 
 uiRoutes
 .defaults(/management\/data\/index/, {
-  resolve: indexPatternsResolutions,
-  requireDefaultIndex: false
+  resolve: indexPatternsResolutions
 });
 
 // wrapper directive, which sets some global stuff up like the left nav
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/indices/upload/index.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/indices/upload/index.js
index 902a65f48c5ac..2a01be59ec229 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/indices/upload/index.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/indices/upload/index.js
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import template from 'plugins/kibana/management/sections/indices/upload/index.ht
 import './directives/upload_wizard';
 
 routes.when('/management/data/csv/', {
-  template: template,
-  requireDefaultIndex: false
+  template: template
 });
 
 management.getSection('data').register('csv', {
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js
index 580bbb0aec632..1506650533142 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import editorTemplate from 'plugins/kibana/visualize/editor/editor.html';
 uiRoutes
 .when('/visualize/create', {
   template: editorTemplate,
+  requireDefaultIndex: true,
   resolve: {
     savedVis: function (savedVisualizations, courier, $route, Private) {
       const visTypes = Private(RegistryVisTypesProvider);
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/index.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/index.js
index 88f684f59ccb9..8942f9b4103e7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/index.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/index.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ import uiRoutes from 'ui/routes';
 
 uiRoutes
 .when('/visualize', {
-  redirectTo: '/visualize/step/1'
+  redirectTo: '/visualize/step/1',
+  requireDefaultIndex: true
 });
 
 // preloading
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/wizard/wizard.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/wizard/wizard.js
index 64d71203d56bb..d895a3b0963bc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/wizard/wizard.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/wizard/wizard.js
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ const module = uiModules.get('app/visualize', ['kibana/courier']);
 /** Wizard Step 1
 /********/
 routes.when('/visualize/step/1', {
-  template: templateStep(1, require('plugins/kibana/visualize/wizard/step_1.html'))
+  template: templateStep(1, require('plugins/kibana/visualize/wizard/step_1.html')),
+  requireDefaultIndex: true
 });
 
 module.controller('VisualizeWizardStep1', function ($scope, $route, $location, timefilter, Private) {
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ module.controller('VisualizeWizardStep1', function ($scope, $route, $location, t
 /********/
 routes.when('/visualize/step/2', {
   template: templateStep(2, require('plugins/kibana/visualize/wizard/step_2.html')),
+  requireDefaultIndex: true,
   resolve: {
     indexPatternIds: function (courier) {
       return courier.indexPatterns.getIds();
diff --git a/src/ui/public/routes/__tests__/_route_manager.js b/src/ui/public/routes/__tests__/_route_manager.js
index 68ff072579f6c..c854d88325400 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/routes/__tests__/_route_manager.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/routes/__tests__/_route_manager.js
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ describe('routes/route_manager', function () {
       expect($rp.when.lastCall.args[1]).to.have.property('reloadOnSearch', true);
     });
 
-    it('sets route.requireDefaultIndex to true by default', function () {
+    it('sets route.requireDefaultIndex to false by default', function () {
       routes.when('/nothing-set');
       routes.when('/no-index-required', { requireDefaultIndex: false });
       routes.when('/index-required', { requireDefaultIndex: true });
       routes.config($rp);
 
       expect($rp.when.callCount).to.be(3);
-      expect($rp.when.firstCall.args[1]).to.have.property('requireDefaultIndex', true);
+      expect($rp.when.firstCall.args[1]).to.have.property('requireDefaultIndex', false);
       expect($rp.when.secondCall.args[1]).to.have.property('requireDefaultIndex', false);
       expect($rp.when.lastCall.args[1]).to.have.property('requireDefaultIndex', true);
     });
diff --git a/src/ui/public/routes/route_manager.js b/src/ui/public/routes/route_manager.js
index 44e8ceb51893f..e06c9fc6e55d5 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/routes/route_manager.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/routes/route_manager.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function RouteManager() {
       }
 
       if (route.requireDefaultIndex === void 0) {
-        route.requireDefaultIndex = true;
+        route.requireDefaultIndex = false;
       }
 
       wrapRouteWithPrep(route, setup);