diff --git a/src/routes/routes.ts b/src/routes/routes.ts
index 25a48a742..37bca7988 100644
--- a/src/routes/routes.ts
+++ b/src/routes/routes.ts
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ function register(app: express.Application) {
 
     apiRoute(GET, "/api/options", optionsApiRoute.getOptions);
     // FIXME: possibly change to sending value in the body to avoid host of HTTP server issues with slashes
-    apiRoute(PUT, "/api/options/:name/:value*", optionsApiRoute.updateOption);
+    apiRoute(PUT, "/api/options/:name/:value", optionsApiRoute.updateOption);
     apiRoute(PUT, "/api/options", optionsApiRoute.updateOptions);
     apiRoute(GET, "/api/options/user-themes", optionsApiRoute.getUserThemes);
     apiRoute(GET, "/api/options/codeblock-themes", optionsApiRoute.getSyntaxHighlightingThemes);