diff --git a/starters/lightweight-service/src/app.rs b/starters/lightweight-service/src/app.rs
index 4796bc1fc..2e7fff178 100644
--- a/starters/lightweight-service/src/app.rs
+++ b/starters/lightweight-service/src/app.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ impl Hooks for App {
     }
 
     fn routes(_ctx: &AppContext) -> AppRoutes {
-        AppRoutes::empty().add_route(controllers::home::routes())
+        AppRoutes::empty()
+            .prefix("/api")
+            .add_route(controllers::home::routes())
     }
 
     async fn connect_workers(_ctx: &AppContext, _queue: &Queue) -> Result<()> {
diff --git a/starters/lightweight-service/src/controllers/home.rs b/starters/lightweight-service/src/controllers/home.rs
index 0d6430f60..d3330ebb5 100644
--- a/starters/lightweight-service/src/controllers/home.rs
+++ b/starters/lightweight-service/src/controllers/home.rs
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ async fn current() -> Result<Response> {
 }
 
 pub fn routes() -> Routes {
-    Routes::new().prefix("/api").add("/", get(current))
+    Routes::new().add("/", get(current))
 }
diff --git a/starters/rest-api/src/app.rs b/starters/rest-api/src/app.rs
index 8b191321b..c2f802bcc 100644
--- a/starters/rest-api/src/app.rs
+++ b/starters/rest-api/src/app.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ impl Hooks for App {
 
     fn routes(_ctx: &AppContext) -> AppRoutes {
         AppRoutes::with_default_routes()
+            .prefix("/api")
             .add_route(controllers::notes::routes())
             .add_route(controllers::auth::routes())
             .add_route(controllers::user::routes())
diff --git a/starters/rest-api/src/controllers/auth.rs b/starters/rest-api/src/controllers/auth.rs
index 9978d9d21..dba78a3e9 100644
--- a/starters/rest-api/src/controllers/auth.rs
+++ b/starters/rest-api/src/controllers/auth.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ async fn login(State(ctx): State<AppContext>, Json(params): Json<LoginParams>) -
 
 pub fn routes() -> Routes {
     Routes::new()
-        .prefix("api/auth")
+        .prefix("auth")
         .add("/register", post(register))
         .add("/verify", post(verify))
         .add("/login", post(login))
diff --git a/starters/rest-api/src/controllers/notes.rs b/starters/rest-api/src/controllers/notes.rs
index c95aa3e39..f378fb4d8 100644
--- a/starters/rest-api/src/controllers/notes.rs
+++ b/starters/rest-api/src/controllers/notes.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub async fn get_one(Path(id): Path<i32>, State(ctx): State<AppContext>) -> Resu
 
 pub fn routes() -> Routes {
     Routes::new()
-        .prefix("api/notes")
+        .prefix("notes")
         .add("/", get(list))
         .add("/", post(add))
         .add("/:id", get(get_one))
diff --git a/starters/rest-api/src/controllers/user.rs b/starters/rest-api/src/controllers/user.rs
index a7c0af334..1f432ae9e 100644
--- a/starters/rest-api/src/controllers/user.rs
+++ b/starters/rest-api/src/controllers/user.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,5 @@ async fn current(auth: auth::JWT, State(ctx): State<AppContext>) -> Result<Respo
 }
 
 pub fn routes() -> Routes {
-    Routes::new()
-        .prefix("api/user")
-        .add("/current", get(current))
+    Routes::new().prefix("user").add("/current", get(current))
 }