diff --git a/public/js/app.js b/public/js/app.js
index c9c5d17..625b4ed 100644
--- a/public/js/app.js
+++ b/public/js/app.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
      var params = new URLSearchParams();
      params.append('action', 'mark_unread');
      params.append('message_id', message_id);
-     axios.post('/api.php', params).then(function(response) {
+     axios.post('api.php', params).then(function(response) {
        message_icon.html('check');
        message_icon.removeClass('red-text');
      });
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
    params.append('user_id', user_id);
    params.append('recipient', recipient_elem.val());
    params.append('message', compose_elem.val());
-   axios.post('/api.php', params).then(function(response) {
+   axios.post('api.php', params).then(function(response) {
      if (response.data[0] == 'unknown_recipient') {
        recipient_elem.addClass('invalid');
        $('#recipient-label').attr('data-error', 'User not found');