diff --git a/api/src/CalDAV.php b/api/src/CalDAV.php
index ea89b2a1ea..686f98ae58 100644
--- a/api/src/CalDAV.php
+++ b/api/src/CalDAV.php
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ class CalDAV extends HTTP_WebDAV_Server
 		// POST to the collection URL plus a UID like name component (like for regular PUT) to create new entrys
 		if (isset($_GET['add-member']) || Handler::get_agent() == 'cfnetwork' ||
 			// REST API: all but mail have no POST handler, therefore we have to call the PUT handler
-			!preg_match('#^(/[^/]+)?/mail/$#', $options['path']) && self::isJSON())
+			!preg_match('#^(/[^/]+)?/mail(/|$)#', $options['path']) && self::isJSON())
 		{
 			$_GET['add-member'] = '';	// otherwise we give no Location header
 			return $this->PUT($options, 'POST');