diff --git a/pkg/api/dashboard_snapshot.go b/pkg/api/dashboard_snapshot.go
index 434e85a46c4..09e441fb63b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/dashboard_snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/api/dashboard_snapshot.go
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ func CreateDashboardSnapshot(c *models.ReqContext, cmd models.CreateDashboardSna
 // GET /api/snapshots/:key
 func GetDashboardSnapshot(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 	key := macaron.Params(c.Req)[":key"]
+	if len(key) == 0 {
+		return response.Error(404, "Snapshot not found", nil)
+	}
+
 	query := &models.GetDashboardSnapshotQuery{Key: key}
 
 	err := bus.Dispatch(query)
@@ -211,6 +215,9 @@ func deleteExternalDashboardSnapshot(externalUrl string) error {
 // GET /api/snapshots-delete/:deleteKey
 func DeleteDashboardSnapshotByDeleteKey(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 	key := macaron.Params(c.Req)[":deleteKey"]
+	if len(key) == 0 {
+		return response.Error(404, "Snapshot not found", nil)
+	}
 
 	query := &models.GetDashboardSnapshotQuery{DeleteKey: key}
 
@@ -241,6 +248,9 @@ func DeleteDashboardSnapshotByDeleteKey(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response
 // DELETE /api/snapshots/:key
 func DeleteDashboardSnapshot(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 	key := macaron.Params(c.Req)[":key"]
+	if len(key) == 0 {
+		return response.Error(404, "Snapshot not found", nil)
+	}
 
 	query := &models.GetDashboardSnapshotQuery{Key: key}
 
diff --git a/pkg/macaron/router.go b/pkg/macaron/router.go
index 778bb99ff87..18a87ce9ea7 100644
--- a/pkg/macaron/router.go
+++ b/pkg/macaron/router.go
@@ -207,10 +207,12 @@ func (r *Router) NotFound(handlers ...Handler) {
 func (r *Router) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	if t, ok := r.routers[req.Method]; ok {
 		// Fast match for static routes
-		leaf := r.getLeaf(req.Method, req.URL.Path)
-		if leaf != nil {
-			leaf.handle(rw, req, nil)
-			return
+		if !strings.ContainsAny(req.URL.Path, ":*") {
+			leaf := r.getLeaf(req.Method, req.URL.Path)
+			if leaf != nil {
+				leaf.handle(rw, req, nil)
+				return
+			}
 		}
 
 		h, p, ok := t.Match(req.URL.EscapedPath())