diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 7680fb90..0385cf26 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-API_URL=/api
+API_URL=/editor
 AWS_ACCESS_KEY=<your-aws-access-key>
 AWS_REGION=<your-aws-region>
 AWS_SECRET_KEY=<your-aws-secret-key>
diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
index a588258e..3eff82c9 100644
--- a/app.json
+++ b/app.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   ],
   "env": {
     "API_URL": {
-      "value": "/api"
+      "value": "/editor"
     },
     "AWS_ACCESS_KEY": {
       "description": "AWS Access Key",
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index af6ea25a..a7acc387 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -97,16 +97,19 @@ app.use(session({
 app.use(passport.initialize());
 app.use(passport.session());
 app.use('/api/v1', requestsOfTypeJSON(), api);
-app.use('/api', requestsOfTypeJSON(), users);
-app.use('/api', requestsOfTypeJSON(), sessions);
-app.use('/api', requestsOfTypeJSON(), files);
-app.use('/api', requestsOfTypeJSON(), projects);
-app.use('/api', requestsOfTypeJSON(), aws);
+app.use('/editor', requestsOfTypeJSON(), users);
+app.use('/editor', requestsOfTypeJSON(), sessions);
+app.use('/editor', requestsOfTypeJSON(), files);
+app.use('/editor', requestsOfTypeJSON(), projects);
+app.use('/editor', requestsOfTypeJSON(), aws);
 
 // This is a temporary way to test access via Personal Access Tokens
 // Sending a valid username:<personal-access-token> combination will
 // return the user's information.
-app.get('/api/auth/access-check', passport.authenticate('basic', { session: false }), (req, res) => res.json(req.user));
+app.get(
+  '/api/v1/auth/access-check',
+  passport.authenticate('basic', { session: false }), (req, res) => res.json(req.user)
+);
 
 app.use(assetRoutes);
 // this is supposed to be TEMPORARY -- until i figure out