diff --git a/maloja/__pkginfo__.py b/maloja/__pkginfo__.py
index 1386fe6..381777f 100644
--- a/maloja/__pkginfo__.py
+++ b/maloja/__pkginfo__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ author = {
 	"email":"maloja@krateng.dev",
 	"github": "krateng"
 }
-version = 2,9,1
+version = 2,9,2
 versionstr = ".".join(str(n) for n in version)
 links = {
 	"pypi":"malojaserver",
diff --git a/maloja/malojauri.py b/maloja/malojauri.py
index a35e198..b11e283 100644
--- a/maloja/malojauri.py
+++ b/maloja/malojauri.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def compose_querystring(*dicts,exclude=[]):
 		values = keys.getall(k)
 		st += "&".join([urllib.parse.urlencode({k:v},safe="/") for v in values])
 		st += "&"
-	return st
+	return st[:-1] if st.endswith("&") else st  # remove last ampersand
 
 
 # takes any number of multidicts and normal dicts and creates a formsdict with duplicate values removed
diff --git a/maloja/server.py b/maloja/server.py
index de2bc8e..15e4f76 100755
--- a/maloja/server.py
+++ b/maloja/server.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def deprecated_api_s(pth):
 @webserver.get("/api/<pth:path>")
 @webserver.post("/api/<pth:path>")
 def deprecated_api(pth):
-	redirect("/apis/mlj_1/" + pth + "?" + compose_querystring(request.query))
+	redirect("/apis/mlj_1/" + pth + "?" + request.query_string)