diff --git a/pywb/warcserver/basewarcserver.py b/pywb/warcserver/basewarcserver.py
index c9aa8819..e1d2fdfb 100644
--- a/pywb/warcserver/basewarcserver.py
+++ b/pywb/warcserver/basewarcserver.py
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ class BaseWarcServer(object):
             return handler(params)
 
         self.url_map.add(Rule(path, endpoint=direct_input_request))
-        self.url_map.add(Rule(path + '/<path:mode>', endpoint=direct_input_request))
+        self.url_map.add(Rule(path + '/<mode>', endpoint=direct_input_request))
 
         self.url_map.add(Rule(path + '/postreq', endpoint=post_fullrequest))
-        self.url_map.add(Rule(path + '/<path:mode>/postreq', endpoint=post_fullrequest))
+        self.url_map.add(Rule(path + '/<mode>/postreq', endpoint=post_fullrequest))
 
         handler_dict = handler.get_supported_modes()
 
diff --git a/pywb/warcserver/warcserver.py b/pywb/warcserver/warcserver.py
index 993f9b6c..9f9233d1 100644
--- a/pywb/warcserver/warcserver.py
+++ b/pywb/warcserver/warcserver.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class WarcServer(BaseWarcServer):
                 self.add_route('/' + name, route)
 
         if self.auto_handler:
-            self.add_route('/<path:path_param_value>', self.auto_handler, path_param_name='param.coll')
+            self.add_route('/<path_param_value>', self.auto_handler, path_param_name='param.coll')
 
     def init_paths(self, name, abs_path=None):
         templ = self.config.get(name)