diff --git a/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx b/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx
index 5fd6d6f1a..7dc85e0bc 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ const MetadataEditor = createClass({
 
 	handleDeleteAuthor : function(author){
 		if(!confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this author? They will lose all edit access to this brew.')) return;
-		request.put(`/api/${this.props.metadata.editId}/${author}`)
+		request.put(`/api/prune/${this.props.metadata.editId}/${author}`)
 			.send()
 			.end((err, res)=>{
 				if(err) {
diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.js b/server/homebrew.api.js
index f6949863c..fea0ab840 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.js
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ router.post('/api', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.newBrew));
 router.put('/api/:id', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.getBrew('edit', true)), asyncHandler(api.updateBrew));
 router.put('/api/update/:id', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.getBrew('edit', true)), asyncHandler(api.updateBrew));
 router.delete('/api/:id', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.deleteBrew));
-router.put('/api/:id/:author', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.deleteAuthor));
+router.put('/api/prune/:id/:author', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.deleteAuthor));
 router.get('/api/remove/:id', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.deleteBrew));
 router.get('/api/theme/:renderer/:id', asyncHandler(api.getThemeBundle));