diff --git a/lib/Vroom/Constants.pm b/lib/Vroom/Constants.pm
index 6342eda..77d14d9 100644
--- a/lib/Vroom/Constants.pm
+++ b/lib/Vroom/Constants.pm
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ use constant JS_STRINGS => qw(
 # API actions
 use constant API_ACTIONS => {
   admin => {
-    list_rooms => 1
+    list_rooms     => 1,
+    set_persistent => 1
   },
   owner => {
     invite_email       => 1,
diff --git a/public/js/vroom.js b/public/js/vroom.js
index 19d5594..11a7b66 100644
--- a/public/js/vroom.js
+++ b/public/js/vroom.js
@@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ function initManage(){
       }
     }
     else if (param === 'persistentSwitch'){
-      data.action = 'setPersistent';
-      data.type = (state) ? 'set' : 'unset';
+      data.action = 'set_persistent';
+      data.set = (state) ? 'on' : 'off';
       sendAction(data,sw);
     }
     // Something isn't implemented yet ?
diff --git a/vroom.pl b/vroom.pl
index 338296c..536fcb7 100755
--- a/vroom.pl
+++ b/vroom.pl
@@ -1372,6 +1372,24 @@ any '/api' => sub {
       }
     );
   }
+  elsif ($req->{action} eq 'set_persistent'){
+    my $set = $self->param('set');
+    $room->{persistent} = ($set eq 'on') ? 1 : 0;
+    if ($self->modify_room($room)){
+      return $self->render(
+        json => {
+          status => 'success',
+          msg    => $self->l(($set eq 'on') ? 'ROOM_NOW_PERSISTENT' : 'ROOM_NO_MORE_PERSISTENT')
+        }
+      );
+    }
+    return $self->render(
+      json => {
+        msg    => $self->l('ERROR_OCCURRED'),
+        status => 'error'
+      }
+    );
+  }
   elsif ($req->{action} eq 'authenticate'){
     my $pass = $req->{param}->{'password'};
     # Auth succeed ? lets promote him to owner of the room
@@ -1546,27 +1564,6 @@ post '/*jsapi' => { jsapi => [qw(jsapi admin/jsapi)] }  => sub {
     );
   }
 
-  # Handle persistence
-  elsif ($action eq 'setPersistent'){
-    my $type = $self->param('type');
-    my $status = 'error';
-    my $msg    = $self->l('ERROR_OCCURRED');
-    # Only possible through /admin/action
-    if ($prefix ne 'admin'){
-      $msg = $self->l('NOT_ALLOWED');
-    }
-    $data->{persistent} = ($type eq 'set') ? 1 : 0;
-    if ($self->modify_room($data)){
-      $status = 'success';
-      $msg = $self->l(($type eq 'set') ? 'ROOM_NOW_PERSISTENT' : 'ROOM_NO_MORE_PERSISTENT');
-    }
-    return $self->render(
-      json => {
-        msg    => $msg,
-        status => $status
-      }
-    );
-  }
   # Return your role and various info about the room
   elsif ($action eq 'getRoomInfo'){
     my $id = $self->param('id');