diff --git a/api/middleware/reqinfo.go b/api/middleware/reqinfo.go
index c541ad059..4e34b1cff 100644
--- a/api/middleware/reqinfo.go
+++ b/api/middleware/reqinfo.go
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ const HdrAmzRequestID = "x-amz-request-id"
 
 const (
 	BucketURLPrm = "bucket"
-	ObjectURLPrm = "object"
 )
 
 var deploymentID = uuid.Must(uuid.NewRandom())
@@ -238,22 +237,18 @@ func AddBucketName(l *zap.Logger) Func {
 func AddObjectName(l *zap.Logger) Func {
 	return func(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			obj := chi.URLParam(r, ObjectURLPrm)
+			ctx := r.Context()
+			reqInfo := GetReqInfo(ctx)
+
+			rctx := chi.RouteContext(ctx)
+			// trim leading slash (always present)
+			obj := rctx.RoutePath[1:]
+
 			object, err := url.PathUnescape(obj)
 			if err != nil {
 				object = obj
 			}
-			prefix, err := url.QueryUnescape(chi.URLParam(r, "prefix"))
-			if err != nil {
-				prefix = chi.URLParam(r, "prefix")
-			}
-			if prefix != "" {
-				object = prefix
-			}
 
-			ctx := r.Context()
-
-			reqInfo := GetReqInfo(ctx)
 			reqInfo.ObjectName = object
 
 			reqLogger := reqLogOrDefault(ctx, l)
diff --git a/api/router.go b/api/router.go
index ac183f96d..c974cd204 100644
--- a/api/router.go
+++ b/api/router.go
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ type (
 
 func AttachChi(api *chi.Mux, domains []string, throttle middleware.ThrottleOpts, h Handler, center auth.Center, log *zap.Logger, appMetrics *metrics.AppMetrics) {
 	api.Use(
-		middleware.CleanPath,
 		s3middleware.Request(log),
 		middleware.ThrottleWithOpts(throttle),
 		middleware.Recoverer,
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ func bucketRouter(h Handler, log *zap.Logger) chi.Router {
 		s3middleware.WrapHandler(h.AppendCORSHeaders),
 	)
 
-	bktRouter.Mount(fmt.Sprintf("/{%s}", s3middleware.ObjectURLPrm), objectRouter(h, log))
+	bktRouter.Mount("/", objectRouter(h, log))
 
 	bktRouter.Options("/", h.Preflight)
 
@@ -310,11 +309,11 @@ func objectRouter(h Handler, l *zap.Logger) chi.Router {
 	objRouter := chi.NewRouter()
 	objRouter.Use(s3middleware.AddObjectName(l))
 
-	objRouter.Head("/", named("HeadObject", h.HeadObjectHandler))
+	objRouter.Head("/*", named("HeadObject", h.HeadObjectHandler))
 
 	// GET method handlers
 	objRouter.Group(func(r chi.Router) {
-		r.Method(http.MethodGet, "/", NewHandlerFilter().
+		r.Method(http.MethodGet, "/*", NewHandlerFilter().
 			Add(NewFilter().
 				Queries("uploadId").
 				Handler(named("ListParts", h.ListPartsHandler))).
@@ -338,7 +337,7 @@ func objectRouter(h Handler, l *zap.Logger) chi.Router {
 
 	// PUT method handlers
 	objRouter.Group(func(r chi.Router) {
-		r.Method(http.MethodPut, "/", NewHandlerFilter().
+		r.Method(http.MethodPut, "/*", NewHandlerFilter().
 			Add(NewFilter().
 				Headers(AmzCopySource).
 				Queries("partNumber", "uploadId").
@@ -366,7 +365,7 @@ func objectRouter(h Handler, l *zap.Logger) chi.Router {
 
 	// POST method handlers
 	objRouter.Group(func(r chi.Router) {
-		r.Method(http.MethodPost, "/", NewHandlerFilter().
+		r.Method(http.MethodPost, "/*", NewHandlerFilter().
 			Add(NewFilter().
 				Queries("uploadId").
 				Handler(named("CompleteMultipartUpload", h.CompleteMultipartUploadHandler))).
@@ -378,7 +377,7 @@ func objectRouter(h Handler, l *zap.Logger) chi.Router {
 
 	// DELETE method handlers
 	objRouter.Group(func(r chi.Router) {
-		r.Method(http.MethodDelete, "/", NewHandlerFilter().
+		r.Method(http.MethodDelete, "/*", NewHandlerFilter().
 			Add(NewFilter().
 				Queries("uploadId").
 				Handler(named("AbortMultipartUpload", h.AbortMultipartUploadHandler))).