diff --git a/client/src/app/core/services/topping.service.ts b/client/src/app/core/services/topping.service.ts
index cdd4b6f..d70d158 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/services/topping.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/services/topping.service.ts
@@ -65,8 +65,12 @@ export class ToppingService {
     country = getCountryMapSwitcher(asyncCountry);
 
     return this._httpClient.get<ToppingGroup[]>(
-      `${environment.api}/toppings/groups/${country}/${filename}`,
+      `${environment.api}/toppings/groups`,
       {
+        params: {
+          country: country,
+          filename: filename,
+        },
         withCredentials: true,
       }
     );
@@ -81,8 +85,12 @@ export class ToppingService {
     country = getCountryMapSwitcher(asyncCountry);
 
     return this._httpClient.get<ToppingList[]>(
-      `${environment.api}/toppings/lists/${country}/${filename}`,
+      `${environment.api}/toppings/lists`,
       {
+        params: {
+          country: country,
+          filename: filename,
+        },
         withCredentials: true,
       }
     );
diff --git a/server/routers/topping.go b/server/routers/topping.go
index d9be814..730d7e2 100644
--- a/server/routers/topping.go
+++ b/server/routers/topping.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package routers
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"recipe-manager/data"
 	"recipe-manager/services/logger"
@@ -25,9 +26,15 @@ func NewToppingRouter(data *data.Data, taoLogger *logger.TaoLogger) *ToppingRout
 }
 
 func (tr *ToppingRouter) Route(r chi.Router) {
+
+	// check incoming request
+	fmt.Println("topping router", r.Routes())
+
 	r.Route("/toppings", func(r chi.Router) {
-		r.Get("/groups/{country}/{filename}", tr.GetToppingGroups)
-		r.Get("/lists/{country}/{filename}", tr.GetToppingLists)
+
+		r.Get("/groups", tr.GetToppingGroups)
+
+		r.Get("/lists", tr.GetToppingLists)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -36,8 +43,13 @@ func (tr *ToppingRouter) GetToppingGroups(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 	w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
 
 	// just in case: params country and filename
-	country := chi.URLParam(r, "country")
-	filename := chi.URLParam(r, "filename")
+	// country := chi.URLParam(r, "country")
+	// filename := chi.URLParam(r, "filename")
+
+	query := r.URL.Query()
+
+	country := query.Get("country")
+	filename := query.Get("filename")
 
 	// get topping groups
 	toppingGroups := tr.data.GetAllToppingGroups(country, filename)
@@ -55,8 +67,10 @@ func (tr *ToppingRouter) GetToppingGroups(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 func (tr *ToppingRouter) GetToppingLists(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
 
-	country := chi.URLParam(r, "country")
-	filename := chi.URLParam(r, "filename")
+	query := r.URL.Query()
+
+	country := query.Get("country")
+	filename := query.Get("filename")
 
 	// get toppping list
 	toppingLists := tr.data.GetToppingsList(country, filename)