diff --git a/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/(authed)/repl/[id].json/+server.js b/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/(authed)/repl/[id].json/+server.js
index 13c52a2ef0..1777896376 100644
--- a/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/(authed)/repl/[id].json/+server.js
+++ b/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/(authed)/repl/[id].json/+server.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import { building, dev } from '$app/environment';
+import { dev } from '$app/environment';
 import { client } from '$lib/db/client';
 import * as gist from '$lib/db/gist';
-import * as session from '$lib/db/session';
 import { get_example } from '$lib/server/examples';
 import { get_examples_data, get_examples_list } from '$lib/server/examples/get-examples';
 import { error, json } from '@sveltejs/kit';
@@ -39,7 +38,8 @@ export async function GET({ params }) {
 	// Currently, these pages(that are in examples/) are prerendered. To avoid making any FS requests,
 	// We prerender examples pages during build time. That means, when something like `/repl/hello-world.json`
 	// is accessed, this function won't be run at all, as it will be served from the filesystem
-	if (building || dev) {
+
+	try {
 		const examples_data = get_examples_data();
 		examples = new Set(
 			get_examples_list(examples_data)
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ export async function GET({ params }) {
 				components: munge(example.files),
 			});
 		}
+	} catch (e) {
+		console.warn(e);
 	}
 
 	if (dev && !client) {
@@ -86,14 +88,3 @@ export async function GET({ params }) {
 		components: munge(app.files),
 	});
 }
-
-// // TODO reimplement as an action
-// export async function PUT({ params, request }) {
-// 	const user = await session.from_cookie(request.headers.get('cookie'));
-// 	if (!user) throw error(401, 'Unauthorized');
-
-// 	const body = await request.json();
-// 	await gist.update(user, params.id, body);
-
-// 	return new Response(undefined, { status: 204 });
-// }
diff --git a/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/(authed)/repl/[id]/+page.server.js b/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/(authed)/repl/[id]/+page.server.js
index 0ac80ca593..d1dc79b5b4 100644
--- a/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/(authed)/repl/[id]/+page.server.js
+++ b/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/(authed)/repl/[id]/+page.server.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import * as gist from '$lib/db/gist';
-import * as session from '$lib/db/session';
 import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 
+export const prerender = 'auto';
+
 export async function load({ fetch, params, url }) {
 	const res = await fetch(`/repl/${params.id}.json`);
 
@@ -16,15 +16,3 @@ export async function load({ fetch, params, url }) {
 		version: url.searchParams.get('version') || '3',
 	};
 }
-
-export const actions = {
-	default: async ({ params, request }) => {
-		const user = await session.from_cookie(request.headers.get('cookie'));
-		if (!user) throw error(401, 'Unauthorized');
-
-		const body = await request.json();
-		await gist.update(user, params.id, body);
-
-		return new Response(undefined, { status: 204 });
-	},
-};
diff --git a/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/(authed)/repl/[id]/AppControls.svelte b/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/(authed)/repl/[id]/AppControls.svelte
index e02663c3c9..2d6978d172 100644
--- a/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/(authed)/repl/[id]/AppControls.svelte
+++ b/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/(authed)/repl/[id]/AppControls.svelte
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 			// ~> Any missing files are considered deleted!
 			const { components } = repl.toJSON();
 
-			const r = await fetch(`/repl/${gist.id}.json`, {
+			const r = await fetch(`/repl/save/${gist.id}.json`, {
 				method: 'PUT',
 				credentials: 'include',
 				headers: {
diff --git a/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/(authed)/repl/save/[id].json/+server.js b/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/(authed)/repl/save/[id].json/+server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..823db87826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/(authed)/repl/save/[id].json/+server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import * as gist from '$lib/db/gist';
+import * as session from '$lib/db/session';
+import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+
+// TODO reimplement as an action
+export async function PUT({ params, request }) {
+	const user = await session.from_cookie(request.headers.get('cookie'));
+	if (!user) throw error(401, 'Unauthorized');
+
+	const body = await request.json();
+	await gist.update(user, params.id, body);
+
+	return new Response(undefined, { status: 204 });
+}