diff --git a/public/src/ajaxify.js b/public/src/ajaxify.js
index f2258fb823..06e5731983 100644
--- a/public/src/ajaxify.js
+++ b/public/src/ajaxify.js
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ var ajaxify = ajaxify || {};
 		}
 
 		var location = document.location || window.location,
-			api_url = (url === RELATIVE_PATH || url === '/' + RELATIVE_PATH) ? 'home' : url,
 			tpl_url = ajaxify.getCustomTemplateMapping(url.split('?')[0]);
 
 		if (!tpl_url) {
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ var ajaxify = ajaxify || {};
 		}
 
 		apiXHR = $.ajax({
-			url: RELATIVE_PATH + '/api/' + api_url,
+			url: RELATIVE_PATH + '/api/' + url,
 			cache: false,
 			success: function(data) {
 				if (!data) {
diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index 9fe56381f4..2df7114838 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var nconf = require('nconf'),
 
 function mainRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
 	app.get('/', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.home);
+	app.get('/api', controllers.home);
 	app.get('/api/home', controllers.home);
 
 	app.get('/login', middleware.redirectToAccountIfLoggedIn, middleware.buildHeader, controllers.login);