diff --git a/docs/releases/v2.7.3.md b/docs/releases/v2.7.3.md
index 9758f42e555828325155789ec99f724dde136b42..c871714212a11ea27d688ef4d54711ac4c086692 100644
--- a/docs/releases/v2.7.3.md
+++ b/docs/releases/v2.7.3.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Bugfix
 
 - fixed matomo visitor counting (broke since 2.7.0 release)
+- fixed sane url generation
 
 ## Under the hood
 
diff --git a/e2e/checklist.md b/e2e/checklist.md
index eef89d804006fd65b2cfadb59cc3d687cb78f714..d03d59b1f8424872c3c88efefa15b01a3b600ecd 100644
--- a/e2e/checklist.md
+++ b/e2e/checklist.md
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@
   - [ ] on hover, show correct region name(s)
   - [ ] whole mesh loads
 ## saneURL
+- [ ] saneurl generation functions properly
+  - [ ] try existing key (human), and get unavailable error
+  - [ ] try non existing key, and get available
 - [ ] [saneUrl](https://atlases.ebrains.eu/viewer-staging/saneUrl/bigbrainGreyWhite) redirects to big brain
 - [ ] [saneUrl](https://atlases.ebrains.eu/viewer-staging/saneUrl/julichbrain) redirects to julich brain (colin 27)
 - [ ] [saneUrl](https://atlases.ebrains.eu/viewer-staging/saneUrl/whs4) redirects to waxholm v4
diff --git a/src/share/saneUrl/saneUrl.service.ts b/src/share/saneUrl/saneUrl.service.ts
index 8f3af1f3d55fcb9baec57d44ddbbda76ac24c2df..c5d9849f760ed90b7197ef8206b53db55ab1025d 100644
--- a/src/share/saneUrl/saneUrl.service.ts
+++ b/src/share/saneUrl/saneUrl.service.ts
@@ -4,23 +4,27 @@ import { throwError } from "rxjs";
 import { catchError, mapTo } from "rxjs/operators";
 import { BACKENDURL } from 'src/util/constants'
 import { IKeyValStore, NotFoundError } from '../type'
+import { DISABLE_PRIORITY_HEADER } from "src/util/priority"
 
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root'
 })
 
 export class SaneUrlSvc implements IKeyValStore{
-  public saneUrlRoot = `${BACKENDURL}saneUrl/`
+  public saneUrlRoot = `${BACKENDURL}go/`
   constructor(
     private http: HttpClient
   ){
-
+    if (!BACKENDURL) {
+      const loc = window.location
+      this.saneUrlRoot = `${loc.protocol}//${loc.hostname}${!!loc.port ? (':' + loc.port) : ''}${loc.pathname}go/`
+    }
   }
 
   getKeyVal(key: string) {
     return this.http.get<Record<string, any>>(
       `${this.saneUrlRoot}${key}`,
-      { responseType: 'json' }
+      { responseType: 'json', headers: { [DISABLE_PRIORITY_HEADER]: '1' } }
     ).pipe(
       catchError((err, obs) => {
         const { status } = err
@@ -35,7 +39,8 @@ export class SaneUrlSvc implements IKeyValStore{
   setKeyVal(key: string, value: any) {
     return this.http.post(
       `${this.saneUrlRoot}${key}`,
-      value
+      value,
+      { headers: { [DISABLE_PRIORITY_HEADER]: '1' } }
     ).pipe(
       mapTo(`${this.saneUrlRoot}${key}`)
     )
diff --git a/src/util/priority.ts b/src/util/priority.ts
index ab703f76b14e1a299fa2ae017d81038a43c1c858..79ef1b043e4d5bb13a99e157995315e05e94b8d5 100644
--- a/src/util/priority.ts
+++ b/src/util/priority.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ type Queue = {
   next: HttpHandler
 }
 
+export const DISABLE_PRIORITY_HEADER = 'x-sxplr-disable-priority'
+
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root'
 })
@@ -137,8 +139,11 @@ export class PriorityHttpInterceptor implements HttpInterceptor{
      * Since the way in which serialization occurs is via path and query param...
      * body is not used.
      */
-    if (this.disablePriority || req.method !== 'GET') {
-      return next.handle(req)
+    if (this.disablePriority || req.method !== 'GET' || !!req.headers.get(DISABLE_PRIORITY_HEADER)) {
+      const newReq = req.clone({
+        headers: req.headers.delete(DISABLE_PRIORITY_HEADER)
+      })
+      return next.handle(newReq)
     }
 
     const { urlWithParams } = req