diff --git a/rhodecode/api/__init__.py b/rhodecode/api/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/api/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/api/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import sys
 import fnmatch
 
 import decorator
-import typing
 import venusian
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ from rhodecode.model.db import User, Use
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 DEFAULT_RENDERER = 'jsonrpc_renderer'
-DEFAULT_URL = '/_admin/apiv2'
+DEFAULT_URL = '/_admin/api'
 SERVICE_API_IDENTIFIER = 'service_'
 
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/config/middleware.py b/rhodecode/config/middleware.py
--- a/rhodecode/config/middleware.py
+++ b/rhodecode/config/middleware.py
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ import logging.config
 from paste.gzipper import make_gzip_middleware
 import pyramid.events
 from pyramid.wsgi import wsgiapp
-from pyramid.authorization import ACLAuthorizationPolicy
 from pyramid.config import Configurator
 from pyramid.settings import asbool, aslist
 from pyramid.httpexceptions import (
     HTTPException, HTTPError, HTTPInternalServerError, HTTPFound, HTTPNotFound)
 from pyramid.renderers import render_to_response
 
+from rhodecode import api
 from rhodecode.model import meta
 from rhodecode.config import patches
 from rhodecode.config import utils as config_utils
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ def sanitize_settings_and_apply_defaults
 
     # TODO: johbo: Re-think this, usually the call to config.include
     # should allow to pass in a prefix.
-    settings_maker.make_setting('rhodecode.api.url', '/_admin/api')
+    settings_maker.make_setting('rhodecode.api.url', api.DEFAULT_URL)
 
     # Sanitize generic settings.
     settings_maker.make_setting('default_encoding', 'UTF-8', parser='list')
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/utils.py b/rhodecode/lib/utils.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/utils.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/utils.py
@@ -837,7 +837,13 @@ def call_service_api(ini_path, payload):
             "Please ensure that app.service_api.host and app.service_api.token are "
             "defined inside of .ini configuration file."
         )
-    api_url = config.get('app:main', 'rhodecode.api.url')
+    try:
+        api_url = config.get('app:main', 'rhodecode.api.url')
+    except NoOptionError:
+        from rhodecode import api
+        log.debug('Cannot find rhodecode.api.url, setting API URL TO Default value')
+        api_url = api.DEFAULT_URL
+
     payload.update({
         'id': 'service',
         'auth_token': config.get('app:main', 'app.service_api.token')