diff --git a/src/posts.py b/src/posts.py
index 48f359e..350092d 100644
--- a/src/posts.py
+++ b/src/posts.py
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ class Posts:
         print("post was saved %s" % doc)
         return jsonify(self.db.save(doc))
 
-    def getpost(self, _id, category="programming", json=True):
+    def getpost(self, _id, json=True, convert=True):
         results = self.db.iterview("blogPosts/blog-posts", 1, include_docs=True, startkey=_id)
 
         post = [result.doc for result in results][0]
 
-        post["content"] = markdown(post["content"])
+        post["content"] = markdown(post["content"]) if convert else post["content"]
 
         return jsonify(post) if json else post
 
diff --git a/src/scripts/editor.tag b/src/scripts/editor.tag
index 3fd0198..e000dcf 100644
--- a/src/scripts/editor.tag
+++ b/src/scripts/editor.tag
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ self.loadPost = (_id) => {
       return false;
     }
     self.update({"loading" : true});
-    axios.get(`/blog/getpost/${_id.slice(-8)}/programming`)
+    axios.get(`/blog/getpost/${_id.slice(-8)}`)
     .then(function(resp) {
       self.update({"loading" : false});
       self.refs.textarea.value = resp.data.content;
diff --git a/src/scripts/post.tag b/src/scripts/post.tag
index 802efe9..90f4d6b 100644
--- a/src/scripts/post.tag
+++ b/src/scripts/post.tag
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ updatePost(postcontent) {
 
 getPost(_id) {
   self.update({"loading" : true});
-  window.cached(`/blog/getpost/${_id.slice(-hashLength)}/${self.category}`)
+  window.cached(`/blog/getpost/${_id.slice(-hashLength)}`)
   .then((resp) => resp.text())
   .then((resp) => {
     self.updatePost(JSON.parse(resp))
diff --git a/src/website.py b/src/website.py
index 30a549e..e2ce9db 100755
--- a/src/website.py
+++ b/src/website.py
@@ -153,10 +153,11 @@ def NeverWhere(configfile=None):
         return posts.iterpost(endkey=pid, category=category)
 
     # get the contents of any post
+    # rendered in JSON
     @cache.cached(timeout=50)
-    @app.route("/blog/getpost/<_id>/<category>")
-    def getpost(_id, category):
-        return posts.getpost(_id, category=category)
+    @app.route("/blog/getpost/<_id>/")
+    def getpost(_id):
+        return posts.getpost(_id)
 
     # get the first post of a given category
     @cache.cached(timeout=50)