diff --git a/backend/src/cyclone/api_routers/submission.py b/backend/src/cyclone/api_routers/submission.py
index 9a69c11..938f246 100644
--- a/backend/src/cyclone/api_routers/submission.py
+++ b/backend/src/cyclone/api_routers/submission.py
@@ -32,13 +32,16 @@ from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
 
 from cyclone.auth.deps import matrix_gate
+from cyclone.store import store as cycl_store
 from cyclone.submission.core import submit_file
 from cyclone.submission.result import SubmitOutcome, SubmitResult
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# No `prefix=` here — every other gated router in this package declares
+# the full path in the decorator (clearhouse.py uses "/api/clearhouse",
+# parse.py uses "/api/parse-837", etc.). The decorator sets the full URL.
 router = APIRouter(
-    prefix="/api",
     tags=["submission"],
     dependencies=[Depends(matrix_gate)],
 )
@@ -69,8 +72,8 @@ class SubmitBatchRequest(BaseModel):
     limit: int | None = None
 
 
-@router.post("/submit-batch")
-def post_submit_batch(body: SubmitBatchRequest):
+@router.post("/api/submit-batch")
+def submit_batch(body: SubmitBatchRequest):
     """Submit every ``batch-*-claims/*.x12`` under ``ingest_dir``.
 
     Walks ``ingest_dir`` for any directory matching ``batch-*-claims``,
@@ -84,7 +87,6 @@ def post_submit_batch(body: SubmitBatchRequest):
     HTTP status code — the response is 200 whenever the run itself
     completed.
     """
-    from cyclone.store import store as cycl_store
 
     # 1. Config-level guards. Order matters: a missing clearhouse is a
     #    404 (config-level "missing"), but if it IS present and in stub