diff --git a/src/gen/templates/controller/api/controller.t b/src/gen/templates/controller/api/controller.t
index 1982f1426..7136bb870 100644
--- a/src/gen/templates/controller/api/controller.t
+++ b/src/gen/templates/controller/api/controller.t
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub async fn {{action}}(State(_ctx): State<AppContext>) -> Result<Response> {
 
 pub fn routes() -> Routes {
     Routes::new()
-        .prefix("{{file_name | plural}}/")
+        .prefix("api/{{file_name | plural}}/")
         .add("/", get(index))
         {%- for action in actions %}
         .add("{{action}}", get({{action}}))
diff --git a/src/gen/templates/scaffold/api/controller.t b/src/gen/templates/scaffold/api/controller.t
index 382eb6a29..d81c0bf44 100644
--- a/src/gen/templates/scaffold/api/controller.t
+++ b/src/gen/templates/scaffold/api/controller.t
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ pub async fn get_one(Path(id): Path<i32>, State(ctx): State<AppContext>) -> Resu
 
 pub fn routes() -> Routes {
     Routes::new()
-        .prefix("{{file_name | plural}}/")
+        .prefix("api/{{file_name | plural}}/")
         .add("/", get(list))
         .add("/", post(add))
         .add(":id", get(get_one))
diff --git a/starters/lightweight-service/src/app.rs b/starters/lightweight-service/src/app.rs
index 2e7fff178..4796bc1fc 100644
--- a/starters/lightweight-service/src/app.rs
+++ b/starters/lightweight-service/src/app.rs
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ impl Hooks for App {
     }
 
     fn routes(_ctx: &AppContext) -> AppRoutes {
-        AppRoutes::empty()
-            .prefix("/api")
-            .add_route(controllers::home::routes())
+        AppRoutes::empty().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 d3330ebb5..0d6430f60 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().add("/", get(current))
+    Routes::new().prefix("/api").add("/", get(current))
 }
diff --git a/starters/rest-api/src/app.rs b/starters/rest-api/src/app.rs
index c2f802bcc..8b191321b 100644
--- a/starters/rest-api/src/app.rs
+++ b/starters/rest-api/src/app.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ 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 dba78a3e9..9978d9d21 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("auth")
+        .prefix("api/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 f378fb4d8..c95aa3e39 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("notes")
+        .prefix("api/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 1f432ae9e..a7c0af334 100644
--- a/starters/rest-api/src/controllers/user.rs
+++ b/starters/rest-api/src/controllers/user.rs
@@ -10,5 +10,7 @@ async fn current(auth: auth::JWT, State(ctx): State<AppContext>) -> Result<Respo
 }
 
 pub fn routes() -> Routes {
-    Routes::new().prefix("user").add("/current", get(current))
+    Routes::new()
+        .prefix("api/user")
+        .add("/current", get(current))
 }