diff --git a/pywb/warcserver/handlers.py b/pywb/warcserver/handlers.py
index 58d272d5..8dc9ad47 100644
--- a/pywb/warcserver/handlers.py
+++ b/pywb/warcserver/handlers.py
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ class IndexHandler(object):
 
         output = params.get('output', self.DEF_OUTPUT)
         fields = params.get('fields')
+        if not fields:
+            fields = params.get('fl')
 
         if fields and isinstance(fields, str):
             fields = fields.split(',')