diff --git a/chris_backend/config/settings/common.py b/chris_backend/config/settings/common.py
index 66bdda0c..1ee4de55 100755
--- a/chris_backend/config/settings/common.py
+++ b/chris_backend/config/settings/common.py
@@ -197,8 +197,11 @@
     },
     'SERVE_INCLUDE_SCHEMA': True,
     'COMPONENT_SPLIT_REQUEST': env.bool("SPECTACULAR_SPLIT_REQUEST", False),
+    'PREPROCESSING_HOOKS': [
+        'drf_spectacular.hooks.preprocess_exclude_path_format'
+    ],
 
     'SCHEMA_PATH_PREFIX': '/api/v1/',
     # more settings found at:
     # https://drf-spectacular.readthedocs.io/en/latest/settings.html
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}