diff --git a/extra/modules/root.py b/extra/modules/root.py
index b561207..5cb3a42 100644
--- a/extra/modules/root.py
+++ b/extra/modules/root.py
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ class AlternateRootDirectory(OldRootDirectory):
             'myspace', 'services', 'agenda', 'categories', 'user',
             ('tmp-upload', 'tmp_upload'), 'json', '__version__',
             'themes', 'pages', 'payment', 'invoices', 'accesscode', 'roles',
-            'msp']
+            'msp', 'api']
 
     admin = admin.AdminRootDirectory()
     announces_dir = AnnouncesDirectory()