diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 02860814b..bfbb33c58 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -8118,6 +8118,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                 postId = postId.split('?')[0]
             postUrl = httpPrefix + '://' + domainFull + \
                 '/users/news/statuses/' + postId
+            path = path.split('/editnewspost=')[0]
             print('TEST path: ' + path)
             print('TEST postUrl: ' + postUrl)
             msg = htmlEditNewsPost(translate, baseDir,
diff --git a/webinterface.py b/webinterface.py
index 9b030dddb..a4cd15f00 100644
--- a/webinterface.py
+++ b/webinterface.py
@@ -1357,9 +1357,6 @@ def htmlEditNewsPost(translate: {}, baseDir: str, path: str,
         return ''
     print('TEST htmlEditNewsPost 2: ')
     pathOriginal = path
-    path = path.replace('/inbox', '').replace('/outbox', '')
-    path = path.replace('/shares', '')
-    path = path.replace('/tlnews', '')
 
     nickname = getNicknameFromActor(path)
     print('TEST htmlEditNewsPost 3: ' + str(nickname))