diff --git a/core/server/web/api/canary/admin/routes.js b/core/server/web/api/canary/admin/routes.js
index 256d47318b..85c1220a2e 100644
--- a/core/server/web/api/canary/admin/routes.js
+++ b/core/server/web/api/canary/admin/routes.js
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ module.exports = function apiRoutes() {
         apiMw.upload.mediaValidation({type: 'media'}),
         http(api.media.upload)
     );
-    router.put('/media/thumbnail/',
+    router.put('/media/thumbnail/upload',
         labs.enabledMiddleware('mediaAPI'),
         mw.authAdminApi,
         apiMw.upload.single('file'),
diff --git a/test/e2e-api/admin/media.test.js b/test/e2e-api/admin/media.test.js
index e30a401823..d3414f21ec 100644
--- a/test/e2e-api/admin/media.test.js
+++ b/test/e2e-api/admin/media.test.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ describe('Media API', function () {
         });
     });
 
-    describe('media/thumbnail/:url', function () {
+    describe('media/thumbnail/upload', function () {
         it('Can update existing thumbnail', async function () {
             const res = await request.post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('media/upload'))
                 .set('Origin', config.get('url'))
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ describe('Media API', function () {
             media.push(res.body.media[0].url.replace(config.get('url'), ''));
             media.push(res.body.media[0].thumbnail_url.replace(config.get('url'), ''));
 
-            const thumbnailRes = await request.put(localUtils.API.getApiQuery(`media/thumbnail/`))
+            const thumbnailRes = await request.put(localUtils.API.getApiQuery(`media/thumbnail/upload`))
                 .set('Origin', config.get('url'))
                 .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
                 .field('url', res.body.media[0].url)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ describe('Media API', function () {
 
             media.push(res.body.media[0].url.replace(config.get('url'), ''));
 
-            const thumbnailRes = await request.put(localUtils.API.getApiQuery(`media/thumbnail/`))
+            const thumbnailRes = await request.put(localUtils.API.getApiQuery(`media/thumbnail/upload`))
                 .set('Origin', config.get('url'))
                 .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
                 .field('url', res.body.media[0].url)