diff --git a/ui/src/chronograf/actions/view/index.js b/ui/src/chronograf/actions/view/index.js
index 13e0caf35..e2246d544 100644
--- a/ui/src/chronograf/actions/view/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/chronograf/actions/view/index.js
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export function createExploration(source, push) {
   return (dispatch) => {
     const initialState = getInitialState();
     AJAX({
-      url: `${source.links.self}/users/1/explorations`, // TODO: change this to use actual user link once users are introduced
+      url: `/chronograf/v1/users/1/explorations`, // TODO: change this to use actual user link once users are introduced
       method: 'POST',
       data: JSON.stringify({
         data: JSON.stringify(initialState),
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ export function fetchExplorers({source, userID, explorerURI, push}) {
   return (dispatch) => {
     dispatch({type: 'FETCH_EXPLORERS'});
     AJAX({
-      url: `${source.links.self}/users/${userID}/explorations`,
+      url: `/chronograf/v1/users/${userID}/explorations`,
     }).then(({data: {explorations}}) => {
       const explorers = explorations.map(parseRawExplorer);
       dispatch(loadExplorers(explorers));