diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index b1aa0fb5f..a9a0562f8 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -172,9 +172,7 @@ module.exports = function(config_hash) {
 
 	// searching packages
 	app.get('/-/all/:package?', can('access'), function(req, res, next) {
-		var startkeyRegExp = /(.*)=([0-9]+)$/
-		var startkey = startkeyRegExp.test(req.url) ? new Date(+req.url.replace(startkeyRegExp, '$2')) : 0
-		storage.search(startkey, {req: req}, function(err, result) {
+		storage.search(req.param.startkey || 0, {req: req}, function(err, result) {
 			if (err) return next(err)
 
 			return res.send(result)