diff --git a/api/handler.go b/api/handler.go
index 07fc578..7abc064 100644
--- a/api/handler.go
+++ b/api/handler.go
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ func GetFileContents(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 func GetArchive(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	repo := r.URL.Query().Get(":name")
-	ref := r.URL.Query().Get(":ref")
-	format := r.URL.Query().Get(":format")
+	ref := r.URL.Query().Get("ref")
+	format := r.URL.Query().Get("format")
 	if ref == "" || format == "" || repo == "" {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Error when trying to obtain archive for ref '%s' (format: %s) of repository '%s' (repository, ref and format are required).", ref, format, repo)
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
diff --git a/api/handler_test.go b/api/handler_test.go
index cbb79d9..c15ddf8 100644
--- a/api/handler_test.go
+++ b/api/handler_test.go
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ func (s *S) TestGetFileContentsWhenNoRepository(c *gocheck.C) {
 }
 
 func (s *S) TestGetArchiveWhenNoRef(c *gocheck.C) {
-	url := "/repository/repo/archive/.zip?:name=repo&:ref=&:format=zip"
+	url := "/repository/repo/archive?:name=repo&ref=&format=zip"
 	request, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
 	c.Assert(err, gocheck.IsNil)
 	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ func (s *S) TestGetArchiveWhenNoRef(c *gocheck.C) {
 }
 
 func (s *S) TestGetArchiveWhenNoRepo(c *gocheck.C) {
-	url := "/repository//archive/master.zip?:name=&:ref=master&:format=zip"
+	url := "/repository//archive?:name=&ref=master&format=zip"
 	request, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
 	c.Assert(err, gocheck.IsNil)
 	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ func (s *S) TestGetArchiveWhenNoRepo(c *gocheck.C) {
 }
 
 func (s *S) TestGetArchiveWhenNoFormat(c *gocheck.C) {
-	url := "/repository/repo/archive/master.?:name=repo&:ref=master&:format="
+	url := "/repository/repo/archive?:name=repo&ref=master&format="
 	request, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
 	c.Assert(err, gocheck.IsNil)
 	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ func (s *S) TestGetArchiveWhenNoFormat(c *gocheck.C) {
 }
 
 func (s *S) TestGetArchiveWhenCommandFails(c *gocheck.C) {
-	url := "/repository/repo/archive/master.zip?:name=repo&:ref=master&:format=zip"
+	url := "/repository/repo/archive?:name=repo&ref=master&format=zip"
 	expected := fmt.Errorf("output error")
 	mockRetriever := repository.MockContentRetriever{
 		OutputError: expected,
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ func (s *S) TestGetArchiveWhenCommandFails(c *gocheck.C) {
 }
 
 func (s *S) TestGetArchive(c *gocheck.C) {
-	url := "/repository/repo/archive/master.zip?:name=repo&:ref=master&:format=zip"
+	url := "/repository/repo/archive?:name=repo&ref=master&format=zip"
 	expected := "result123"
 	mockRetriever := repository.MockContentRetriever{
 		ResultContents: []byte(expected),
diff --git a/webserver/main.go b/webserver/main.go
index 50d4cbb..2c1baa0 100644
--- a/webserver/main.go
+++ b/webserver/main.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ For an example conf check gandalf/etc/gandalf.conf file.\n %s`
 	router.Del("/repository/:name", http.HandlerFunc(api.RemoveRepository))
 	router.Get("/repository/:name", http.HandlerFunc(api.GetRepository))
 	router.Put("/repository/:name", http.HandlerFunc(api.RenameRepository))
-	router.Get("/repository/:name/archive/:ref.:format", http.HandlerFunc(api.GetArchive))
+	router.Get("/repository/:name/archive", http.HandlerFunc(api.GetArchive))
 	router.Get("/repository/:name/contents", http.HandlerFunc(api.GetFileContents))
 	router.Get("/repository/:name/tree/:path", http.HandlerFunc(api.GetTree))
 	router.Get("/repository/:name/tree", http.HandlerFunc(api.GetTree))