diff --git a/api/views.py b/api/views.py
index ac73209..04d55b7 100644
--- a/api/views.py
+++ b/api/views.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def clean(model, data):
         attr = d
         if '__' in d:
             attr = d.split('__')[0]
-        if hasattr(model, attr):
+        if hasattr(model, attr) and attr != "api":
             cleaned[d] = data[d]
     return cleaned