diff --git a/applications/api.moon b/applications/api.moon
index c01d166..fbfd199 100644
--- a/applications/api.moon
+++ b/applications/api.moon
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import assert_valid from require "lapis.validate"
 
 import APIKeys, Users, Tasks from require "models"
 import autoload from require "locator"
-import api_request from autoload "helpers"
+import api_request from autoload "helpers.api"
 -- import random from locate "calc"
 -- import escape_similar_to from locate "db"
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class API extends Application
   @path: "/v1"
   @name: "api_"
 
-  @before_filter( api_request =>
+  @before_filter( capture_errors_json json_params =>
     -- TODO implement Authorization: api_key VALUE as acceptable method to send api_key
     yield_error "api_key not specified!" unless @params.api_key -- this does not seem to be triggering!!!
     @api_key = APIKeys\find key: @params.api_key
diff --git a/locator_config.moon b/locator_config.moon
index 0daefc0..542b57e 100644
--- a/locator_config.moon
+++ b/locator_config.moon
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
   {
     path: "applications"
   }
+  -- { -- not actually useful
+  --   path: "helpers"
+  -- }
   {
     path: "utility"
     remote: {