diff --git a/src/calibre/srv/content.py b/src/calibre/srv/content.py
index 53f99ca3d7..1432cc9611 100644
--- a/src/calibre/srv/content.py
+++ b/src/calibre/srv/content.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ def icon(ctx, rd, which):
         return ans
 
 
-@endpoint('/get/{what}/{book_id}/{library_id=None}')
+@endpoint('/get/{what}/{book_id}/{library_id=None}', android_workaround=True)
 def get(ctx, rd, what, book_id, library_id):
     book_id, rest = book_id.partition('_')[::2]
     try:
diff --git a/src/calibre/srv/legacy.py b/src/calibre/srv/legacy.py
index b9150cdc55..191aa285b7 100644
--- a/src/calibre/srv/legacy.py
+++ b/src/calibre/srv/legacy.py
@@ -257,6 +257,6 @@ def stanza(ctx, rd, rest):
     raise HTTPRedirect(ctx.url_for('/opds'))
 
 
-@endpoint('/legacy/get/{what}/{book_id}/{library_id}/{+filename=""}')
+@endpoint('/legacy/get/{what}/{book_id}/{library_id}/{+filename=""}', android_workaround=True)
 def legacy_get(ctx, rd, what, book_id, library_id, filename):
     return get(ctx, rd, what, book_id, library_id)