diff --git a/copyparty/httpcli.py b/copyparty/httpcli.py
index 7d1a951b..0ff9c0ef 100644
--- a/copyparty/httpcli.py
+++ b/copyparty/httpcli.py
@@ -5659,15 +5659,15 @@ class HttpCli(object):
                 raise Pebkac(500, "sqlite3 not found on server; sharing is disabled")
             raise Pebkac(500, "server busy, cannot create share; please retry in a bit")
 
+        skey = self.uparam.get("skey") or self.vpath.split("/")[-1]
+
         if self.args.shr_v:
-            self.log("handle_eshare: " + self.req)
+            self.log("handle_eshare: " + skey)
 
         cur = idx.get_shr()
         if not cur:
             raise Pebkac(400, "huh, sharing must be disabled in the server config...")
 
-        skey = self.vpath.split("/")[-1]
-
         rows = cur.execute("select un, t1 from sh where k = ?", (skey,)).fetchall()
         un = rows[0][0] if rows and rows[0] else ""
 
diff --git a/copyparty/web/shares.js b/copyparty/web/shares.js
index 86d4cc45..e3faf029 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/shares.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/shares.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+var SRS = SR.trimEnd('/') + '/';
+
 var t = QSA('a[k]');
 for (var a = 0; a < t.length; a++)
     t[a].onclick = rm;
 
 function rm() {
-    var u = SR + shr + uricom_enc(this.getAttribute('k')) + '?eshare=rm',
+    var u = SRS + '?eshare=rm&skey=' + uricom_enc(this.getAttribute('k')),
         xhr = new XHR();
 
     xhr.open('POST', u, true);
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ function rm() {
 
 function bump() {
     var k = this.closest('tr').getElementsByTagName('a')[2].getAttribute('k'),
-        u = SR + shr + uricom_enc(k) + '?eshare=' + this.value,
+        u = SRS + '?skey=' + uricom_enc(k) + '&eshare=' + this.value,
         xhr = new XHR();
 
     xhr.open('POST', u, true);