diff --git a/TShockAPI/Rest/RestManager.cs b/TShockAPI/Rest/RestManager.cs
index 2bbc5e24..9c669a38 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/Rest/RestManager.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Rest/RestManager.cs
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 		[Token]
 		private object ServerMotd(RestRequestArgs args)
 		{
-			string motdFilePath = Path.Combine(TShock.SavePath, FileTools.MotdPath);
+			string motdFilePath = FileTools.MotdPath;
 			if (!File.Exists(motdFilePath))
 				return this.RestError("The motd.txt was not found.", "500");