diff --git a/src/handlers/folders/delete.js b/src/handlers/folders/delete.js
index b840b83..451fd44 100644
--- a/src/handlers/folders/delete.js
+++ b/src/handlers/folders/delete.js
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ export default function folderDeleteHandler(request, response) {
    * @type {ElastalertServer}
    */
   let server = request.app.get('server');
-  let pathParts = request.originalUrl.split('/');
-  let pathIndex = pathParts.indexOf(request.params.type) + 1;
-  let path = pathParts.slice(pathIndex).join('/');
+  let path = request.params.path.join('/');
 
   server.foldersController.delete(request.params.type, path)
     .then(function () {
diff --git a/src/handlers/folders/put.js b/src/handlers/folders/put.js
index bb6af07..84f9918 100644
--- a/src/handlers/folders/put.js
+++ b/src/handlers/folders/put.js
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ export default function folderPostHandler(request, response) {
    * @type {ElastalertServer}
    */
   let server = request.app.get('server');
-  let pathParts = request.originalUrl.split('/');
-  let pathIndex = pathParts.indexOf(request.params.type) + 1;
-  let path = pathParts.slice(pathIndex).join('/');
+  let path = request.params.path.join('/');
 
   server.foldersController.create(request.params.type, path)
     .then(function () {
diff --git a/src/handlers/rules/id/delete.js b/src/handlers/rules/id/delete.js
index fb55e96..ad05323 100644
--- a/src/handlers/rules/id/delete.js
+++ b/src/handlers/rules/id/delete.js
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ export default function ruleDeleteHandler(request, response) {
    * @type {ElastalertServer}
    */
   let server = request.app.get('server');
-  let pathParts = request.originalUrl.split('/');
-  let idIndex = pathParts.indexOf('rules') + 1;
-  let path = pathParts.slice(idIndex).join('/');
+  let path = request.params.id.join('/');
 
   server.rulesController.rule(path)
     .then(function (rule) {
diff --git a/src/handlers/rules/id/get.js b/src/handlers/rules/id/get.js
index 171bd0e..afae3c9 100644
--- a/src/handlers/rules/id/get.js
+++ b/src/handlers/rules/id/get.js
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ export default function ruleGetHandler(request, response) {
    */
   let server = request.app.get('server');
 
-  let pathParts = request.originalUrl.split('/');
-  let idIndex = pathParts.indexOf('rules') + 1;
-  let path = pathParts.slice(idIndex).join('/');
+  let path = request.params.id.join('/');
   
   server.rulesController.rule(path)
     .then(function (rule) {
diff --git a/src/handlers/rules/id/post.js b/src/handlers/rules/id/post.js
index ca141d3..8705e80 100644
--- a/src/handlers/rules/id/post.js
+++ b/src/handlers/rules/id/post.js
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ export default function rulePostHandler(request, response) {
    */
   let server = request.app.get('server');
   let body = request.body ? request.body.yaml : undefined;
-  let pathParts = request.originalUrl.split('/');
-  let idIndex = pathParts.indexOf('rules') + 1;
-  let path = pathParts.slice(idIndex).join('/');
+  let path = request.params.id.join('/');
 
   server.rulesController.rule(path)
     .then(function (rule) {
diff --git a/src/handlers/silence/post.js b/src/handlers/silence/post.js
index d715d33..5f78ee9 100644
--- a/src/handlers/silence/post.js
+++ b/src/handlers/silence/post.js
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ export default function silencePostHandler(request, response) {
     sendRequestError(response, body.error);
   }
 
-  let pathParts = request.originalUrl.split('/');
-  let pathIndex = pathParts.indexOf('silence') + 1;
-  let path = pathParts.slice(pathIndex).join('/');
+  let path = request.params.path.join('/');
 
   server.silenceController.silenceRule(path, body.unit, body.duration)
     .then(function (consoleOutput) {
diff --git a/src/handlers/templates/id/delete.js b/src/handlers/templates/id/delete.js
index 0eed4c1..8dcd4a8 100644
--- a/src/handlers/templates/id/delete.js
+++ b/src/handlers/templates/id/delete.js
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ export default function templateDeleteHandler(request, response) {
    * @type {ElastalertServer}
    */
   let server = request.app.get('server');
-  let pathParts = request.originalUrl.split('/');
-  let idIndex = pathParts.indexOf('templates') + 1;
-  let path = pathParts.slice(idIndex).join('/');
+  let path = request.params.id.join('/');
 
   server.templatesController.template(path)
     .then(function (template) {
diff --git a/src/handlers/templates/id/get.js b/src/handlers/templates/id/get.js
index 86bf935..acdcf57 100644
--- a/src/handlers/templates/id/get.js
+++ b/src/handlers/templates/id/get.js
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ export default function templateGetHandler(request, response) {
    * @type {ElastalertServer}
    */
   let server = request.app.get('server');
-  let pathParts = request.originalUrl.split('/');
-  let idIndex = pathParts.indexOf('templates') + 1;
-  let path = pathParts.slice(idIndex).join('/');
+  let path = request.params.id.join('/');
 
   server.templatesController.template(path)
     .then(function (template) {
diff --git a/src/handlers/templates/id/post.js b/src/handlers/templates/id/post.js
index 4e34807..d70b204 100644
--- a/src/handlers/templates/id/post.js
+++ b/src/handlers/templates/id/post.js
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ export default function templatePostHandler(request, response) {
    */
   let server = request.app.get('server');
   let body = request.body ? request.body.yaml : undefined;
-  let pathParts = request.originalUrl.split('/');
-  let idIndex = pathParts.indexOf('templates') + 1;
-  let path = pathParts.slice(idIndex).join('/');
+  let path = request.params.id.join('/');
 
   server.templatesController.template(path)
     .then(function (template) {
diff --git a/src/routes/routes.js b/src/routes/routes.js
index 42f86e1..8e3d2bc 100644
--- a/src/routes/routes.js
+++ b/src/routes/routes.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ let routes = [
     method: 'GET',
     handler: rulesHandler
   }, {
-    path: 'rules/:id',
+    path: 'rules/*id',
     method: ['GET', 'POST', 'DELETE'],
     handler: [ruleGetHandler, rulePostHandler, ruleDeleteHandler]
   }, {
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ let routes = [
     handler: templatesHandler
   }, {
     method: ['GET', 'POST', 'DELETE'],
-    path: 'templates/:id',
+    path: 'templates/*id',
     handler: [templateGetHandler, templatePostHandler, templateDeleteHandler]
   }, 
   { 
-    path: 'folders/:type/:path',
+    path: 'folders/:type/*path',
     method: ['PUT', 'DELETE'],
     handler: [folderPutHandler, folderDeleteHandler]
   },
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ let routes = [
     handler: testPostHandler
   }, 
   {
-    path: 'silence/:path',
+    path: 'silence/*path',
     method: 'POST',
     handler: silencePostHandler
   },