diff --git a/src/api/itemPublish.ts b/src/api/itemPublish.ts
index 893b006f..9695817f 100644
--- a/src/api/itemPublish.ts
+++ b/src/api/itemPublish.ts
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ export const publishItem = async (
     axios
       .get(`${API_HOST}/${buildItemPublishRoute(id, notification)}`)
       .then(({ data }) => data),
-    );
+  );
diff --git a/src/api/routes.ts b/src/api/routes.ts
index 75239712..73bb97f1 100644
--- a/src/api/routes.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes.ts
@@ -277,8 +277,12 @@ export const buildPostInvitationsRoute = (itemId: UUID) =>
 export const buildResendInvitationRoute = (args: { itemId: UUID; id: UUID }) =>
   `${ITEMS_ROUTE}/${args.itemId}/${INVITATIONS_ROUTE}/${args.id}/send`;
 
-export const buildItemPublishRoute = (itemId: UUID, notification: boolean) =>
-  `${ITEMS_ROUTE}/${itemId}/publish${qs.stringify(notification)}`;
+export const buildItemPublishRoute = (itemId: UUID, notification: boolean) => {
+  const queryString = notification
+    ? qs.stringify({ notification }, { addQueryPrefix: true })
+    : '';
+  return `${ITEMS_ROUTE}/${itemId}/publish${queryString}`;
+};
 
 export const API_ROUTES = {
   APPS_ROUTE,
diff --git a/src/mutations/itemPublish.test.ts b/src/mutations/itemPublish.test.ts
index 3c2858cb..067580c7 100644
--- a/src/mutations/itemPublish.test.ts
+++ b/src/mutations/itemPublish.test.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ import { StatusCodes } from 'http-status-codes';
 import { mockMutation, setUpTest, waitForMutation } from '../../test/utils';
 import { REQUEST_METHODS } from '../api/utils';
 import { buildItemTagsKey, MUTATION_KEYS } from '../config/keys';
-import {
-  buildItemPublishRoute,
-} from '../api/routes';
+import { buildItemPublishRoute } from '../api/routes';
 import { publishItemRoutine } from '../routines';
 import { ITEMS, ITEM_TAGS, UNAUTHORIZED_RESPONSE } from '../../test/constants';
 
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ describe('Publish Item', () => {
         await waitForMutation();
       });
 
-     // expect(queryClient.getQueryState(itemTagKey)?.isInvalidated).toBeTruthy();
+      // expect(queryClient.getQueryState(itemTagKey)?.isInvalidated).toBeTruthy();
       expect(mockedNotifier).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           type: publishItemRoutine.FAILURE,
diff --git a/src/mutations/itemPublish.ts b/src/mutations/itemPublish.ts
index f7808b2e..abb26efe 100644
--- a/src/mutations/itemPublish.ts
+++ b/src/mutations/itemPublish.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ export default (queryClient: QueryClient, queryConfig: QueryClientConfig) => {
    * @param notification {boolean} send out email notification
    */
   queryClient.setMutationDefaults(MUTATION_KEYS.PUBLISH_ITEM, {
-    mutationFn: ({ id, notification }) => Api.publishItem(id, notification, queryConfig ),
+    mutationFn: ({ id, notification }) =>
+      Api.publishItem(id, notification, queryConfig),
     onSuccess: () => {
       notifier?.({ type: publishItemRoutine.SUCCESS });
     },
diff --git a/src/mutations/member.test.ts b/src/mutations/member.test.ts
index 27109dcc..51e0e1d7 100644
--- a/src/mutations/member.test.ts
+++ b/src/mutations/member.test.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ describe('Member Mutations', () => {
     });
 
     it(`Unauthorized`, async () => {
-
       // set random data in cache
       queryClient.setQueryData(CURRENT_MEMBER_KEY, MEMBER_RESPONSE);
       const endpoints = [
diff --git a/src/mutations/member.ts b/src/mutations/member.ts
index 7540788c..9d71dc60 100644
--- a/src/mutations/member.ts
+++ b/src/mutations/member.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export default (queryClient: QueryClient, queryConfig: QueryClientConfig) => {
   const { notifier } = queryConfig;
 
   queryClient.setMutationDefaults(MUTATION_KEYS.DELETE_MEMBER, {
-    mutationFn: (payload) => Api.deleteMember(payload, queryConfig).then(() =>
+    mutationFn: (payload) =>
+      Api.deleteMember(payload, queryConfig).then(() =>
         Api.signOut(queryConfig),
       ),
     onSuccess: () => {
diff --git a/src/routines/itemPublish.ts b/src/routines/itemPublish.ts
index cc45ea12..7a1c7323 100644
--- a/src/routines/itemPublish.ts
+++ b/src/routines/itemPublish.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 import createRoutine from './utils';
 
 /* eslint-disable import/prefer-default-export */
-export const publishItemRoutine = createRoutine('PUBLISH_ITEM');
\ No newline at end of file
+export const publishItemRoutine = createRoutine('PUBLISH_ITEM');