diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/app.start.js b/awx/ui/client/src/app.start.js
index 61c8ac5bb4..310fae9de3 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/app.start.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/app.start.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function fetchLocaleStrings (callback) {
 }
 
 function fetchConfig (callback) {
-    const request = $.ajax(`/api`);
+    const request = $.ajax('/api/');
 
     request.done(res => {
         angular.module('awApp').constant('ConfigSettings', res);