diff --git a/core/server/web/shared/middlewares/uncapitalise.js b/core/server/web/shared/middlewares/uncapitalise.js
index 919c8ced57..4d7a652355 100644
--- a/core/server/web/shared/middlewares/uncapitalise.js
+++ b/core/server/web/shared/middlewares/uncapitalise.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const uncapitalise = (req, res, next) => {
     let decodedURI;
 
     const isSignupOrReset = pathToTest.match(/^(.*\/ghost\/(signup|reset)\/)/i),
-        isAPI = pathToTest.match(/^(.*\/ghost\/api\/v[\d.]+\/.*?\/)/i);
+        isAPI = pathToTest.match(/^(.*\/ghost\/api\/(v[\d.]+|canary)\/.*?\/)/i);
 
     if (isSignupOrReset) {
         pathToTest = isSignupOrReset[1];
diff --git a/core/test/unit/web/middleware/uncapitalise_spec.js b/core/test/unit/web/middleware/uncapitalise_spec.js
index b8ac574fed..a451aaec68 100644
--- a/core/test/unit/web/middleware/uncapitalise_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/unit/web/middleware/uncapitalise_spec.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ describe('Middleware: uncapitalise', function () {
     });
 
     describe('An API request', function () {
-        ['v0.1', 'v2', 'v10'].forEach((apiVersion) => {
+        ['v0.1', 'v2', 'canary', 'v10'].forEach((apiVersion) => {
             describe(`for ${apiVersion}`, function () {
                 it('does nothing if there are no capitals', function (done) {
                     req.path = `/ghost/api/${apiVersion}/endpoint/`;