diff --git a/lib/Vroom/Constants.pm b/lib/Vroom/Constants.pm
index 7aef8c2..8dafe3c 100644
--- a/lib/Vroom/Constants.pm
+++ b/lib/Vroom/Constants.pm
@@ -170,11 +170,12 @@ use constant API_ACTIONS => {
     wipe_data          => 1
   },
   participant => {
-    ping          => 1,
-    authenticate  => 1,
-    get_room_info => 1,
-    get_peer_role => 1,
-    join          => 1
+    ping             => 1,
+    authenticate     => 1,
+    get_room_info    => 1,
+    get_peer_role    => 1,
+    join             => 1,
+    get_padd_session => 1
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/public/js/vroom.js b/public/js/vroom.js
index 57e55ec..1f6cb35 100644
--- a/public/js/vroom.js
+++ b/public/js/vroom.js
@@ -1450,9 +1450,14 @@ function initVroom(room) {
     wipeChatHistory();
     if (etherpad.enabled){
       $.ajax({
+        url: rootUrl + 'api',
         data: {
-          action: 'padSession',
-          room: roomName,
+          req: JSON.stringify({
+            action: 'get_pad_session',
+            param: {
+              room: roomName
+            }
+          })
         },
         error: function(data) {
           $.notify(locale.ERROR_OCCURRED, 'error');
diff --git a/vroom.pl b/vroom.pl
index f2bc4bc..2419fb7 100755
--- a/vroom.pl
+++ b/vroom.pl
@@ -1600,6 +1600,23 @@ any '/api' => sub {
       }
     );
   }
+  # Get a new etherpad session
+  elsif ($req->{action} eq 'get_pad_session'){
+    if ($self->create_etherpad_session($room->{name})){
+      return $self->render(
+        json => {
+          status => 'success',
+          msg    => $self->l('SESSION_CREATED')
+        }
+      );
+    }
+    return $self->render(
+      json => {
+        msg    => $self->l('ERROR_OCCURRED'),
+        status => 'error'
+      }
+    );
+  }
 };
 
 # Catch all route: if nothing else match, it's the name of a room
@@ -1739,26 +1756,6 @@ post '/*jsapi' => { jsapi => [qw(jsapi admin/jsapi)] }  => sub {
       },
     );
   }
-  elsif ($action eq 'padSession'){
-    my $status = 'error';
-    my $msg    = $self->l('ERROR_OCCURRED');
-    if ($self->session($room)->{role} !~ m/^owner|participant$/){
-      $msg = $self->l('NOT_ALLOWED');
-    }
-    elsif (!$ec){
-      $msg = 'NOT_ENABLED';
-    }
-    elsif ($self->create_etherpad_session($room)){
-      $status = 'success';
-      $msg = '';
-    }
-    return $self->render(
-      json => {
-        msg    => $msg,
-        status => $status
-      }
-    );
-  }
   # delete the room
   elsif ($action eq 'deleteRoom'){
     my $status = 'error';