diff --git a/cmd/api/api.go b/cmd/api/api.go
index 1ea01799..c196a986 100644
--- a/cmd/api/api.go
+++ b/cmd/api/api.go
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ func Init() {
 	initStatic(cfg.Mod.StaticDir)
 	initWS()
 
-	HandleFunc("/api/streams", streamsHandler)
-	HandleFunc("/api/ws", apiWS)
+	HandleFunc("api/streams", streamsHandler)
+	HandleFunc("api/ws", apiWS)
 
 	// ensure we can listen without errors
 	listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", cfg.Mod.Listen)
@@ -64,8 +64,15 @@ func Init() {
 	}()
 }
 
+// HandleFunc handle pattern with relative path:
+// - "api/streams" => "{basepath}/api/streams"
+// - "/streams"    => "/streams"
 func HandleFunc(pattern string, handler http.HandlerFunc) {
-	http.HandleFunc(basePath+pattern, handler)
+	if len(pattern) == 0 || pattern[0] != '/' {
+		pattern = basePath + "/" + pattern
+	}
+	log.Trace().Str("path", pattern).Msg("[api] register path")
+	http.HandleFunc(pattern, handler)
 }
 
 func HandleWS(msgType string, handler WSHandler) {
diff --git a/cmd/api/static.go b/cmd/api/static.go
index 3d061112..9d9335ea 100644
--- a/cmd/api/static.go
+++ b/cmd/api/static.go
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ func initStatic(staticDir string) {
 		root = http.FS(www.Static)
 	}
 
+	base := len(basePath)
 	fileServer := http.FileServer(root)
 
-	HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		if basePath != "" {
-			r.URL.Path = r.URL.Path[len(basePath):]
+	HandleFunc("", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if base > 0 {
+			r.URL.Path = r.URL.Path[base:]
 		}
-
 		fileServer.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/cmd/debug/debug.go b/cmd/debug/debug.go
index 22746cf9..a50c3ed8 100644
--- a/cmd/debug/debug.go
+++ b/cmd/debug/debug.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Init() {
-	api.HandleFunc("/api/stack", stackHandler)
-	api.HandleFunc("/api/exit", exitHandler)
+	api.HandleFunc("api/stack", stackHandler)
+	api.HandleFunc("api/exit", exitHandler)
 
 	streams.HandleFunc("null", nullHandler)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/ffmpeg/device/devices.go b/cmd/ffmpeg/device/devices.go
index aefa3dc6..31f603e9 100644
--- a/cmd/ffmpeg/device/devices.go
+++ b/cmd/ffmpeg/device/devices.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 func Init() {
 	log = app.GetLogger("exec")
 
-	api.HandleFunc("/api/devices", handle)
+	api.HandleFunc("api/devices", handle)
 }
 
 func GetInput(src string) (string, error) {
diff --git a/cmd/homekit/homekit.go b/cmd/homekit/homekit.go
index c39a2c13..3084122d 100644
--- a/cmd/homekit/homekit.go
+++ b/cmd/homekit/homekit.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func Init() {
 
 	streams.HandleFunc("homekit", streamHandler)
 
-	api.HandleFunc("/api/homekit", apiHandler)
+	api.HandleFunc("api/homekit", apiHandler)
 }
 
 var log zerolog.Logger
diff --git a/cmd/mp4/mp4.go b/cmd/mp4/mp4.go
index a43907f8..6e9d1ef4 100644
--- a/cmd/mp4/mp4.go
+++ b/cmd/mp4/mp4.go
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ func Init() {
 
 	api.HandleWS(MsgTypeMSE, handlerWS)
 
-	api.HandleFunc("/api/frame.mp4", handlerKeyframe)
-	api.HandleFunc("/api/stream.mp4", handlerMP4)
+	api.HandleFunc("api/frame.mp4", handlerKeyframe)
+	api.HandleFunc("api/stream.mp4", handlerMP4)
 }
 
 var log zerolog.Logger
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4b664c48..8123c026 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ func main() {
 	app.Init()     // init config and logs
 	streams.Init() // load streams list
 
+	api.Init() // init HTTP API server
+
 	echo.Init()
 
 	rtsp.Init()   // add support RTSP client and RTSP server
@@ -34,8 +36,6 @@ func main() {
 	ffmpeg.Init() // add support ffmpeg scheme (depends on exec scheme)
 	hass.Init()   // add support hass scheme
 
-	api.Init() // init HTTP API server
-
 	webrtc.Init()
 	mp4.Init()