diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0ef2e7b74e..6cd6d26c59 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ env:
   # Direct that step to utilize a DSpace REST service that has been started in docker.
   DSPACE_REST_HOST: localhost
   DSPACE_REST_PORT: 8080
-  DSPACE_REST_NAMESPACE: '/server/api'
+  DSPACE_REST_NAMESPACE: '/server'
   DSPACE_REST_SSL: false
 
 before_install:
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.common.ts b/src/environments/environment.common.ts
index 32ae2f54b0..77e2ab8aa0 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.common.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.common.ts
@@ -16,13 +16,12 @@ export const environment: GlobalConfig = {
   },
   // The REST API server settings.
   // NOTE: these must be "synced" with the 'dspace.server.url' setting in your backend's local.cfg.
-  // The 'nameSpace' must always end in "/api" as that's the subpath of the REST API in the backend.
   rest: {
     ssl: true,
     host: 'dspace7.4science.cloud',
     port: 443,
     // NOTE: Space is capitalized because 'namespace' is a reserved string in TypeScript
-    nameSpace: '/server/api',
+    nameSpace: '/server',
   },
   // Caching settings
   cache: {