diff --git a/backend/api/admin/adminController.js b/backend/api/admin/adminController.js
index 112ec1f..d9e9da5 100644
--- a/backend/api/admin/adminController.js
+++ b/backend/api/admin/adminController.js
@@ -80,17 +80,16 @@ const updatePermissions = async (req, res) => {
 // Request body:
 // ```
 // {
-//   accountName: string,
 //   allowance: number,
 // }
 // ```
 const setAccountAllowance = async (req, res) => {
     try {
         // TODO: Input verification logic?
-        const accountName = req.body.accountName;
+        const accountName = req.params.username;
         const newAllowance = req.body.allowance;
         const response = await adminService.setAccountAllowance(accountName, newAllowance);
-        debug.info(`Response for updating a family member's permissions: ${JSON.stringify(response)}`);
+        debug.info(`Response for setting a family member's allowance: ${JSON.stringify(response)}`);
 
         if (!response.success) res.status(500).json(response);
         else res.status(200).json(response);
diff --git a/backend/api/admin/index.js b/backend/api/admin/index.js
index fd81543..a73d5ed 100644
--- a/backend/api/admin/index.js
+++ b/backend/api/admin/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ router.get('/balances', getAllBalances);
 router.post('/add', addNewAccount);
 router.post('/transfer', keysend);
 router.post('/account/:username/permissions', updatePermissions)
-router.post('/allowance', setAccountAllowance)
+router.post('/account/:username/allowance', setAccountAllowance)
 
 module.exports = router;