diff --git a/server/http.go b/server/http.go
index 6850ce65..570afc1e 100644
--- a/server/http.go
+++ b/server/http.go
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ const (
 type startMeetingRequest struct {
 	ChannelID string `json:"channel_id"`
 	RootID    string `json:"root_id"`
-	Personal  bool   `json:"personal"`
 	Topic     string `json:"topic"`
-	MeetingID int    `json:"meeting_id"`
 	UsePMI    string `json:"use_pmi"`
 }
 
@@ -548,7 +546,7 @@ func (p *Plugin) handleStartMeeting(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err = p.postMeeting(user, meetingID, req.ChannelID, "", topic); err != nil {
+	if err = p.postMeeting(user, meetingID, req.ChannelID, req.RootID, topic); err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/webapp/src/actions/index.js b/webapp/src/actions/index.js
index 5a713c3e..83d2428b 100644
--- a/webapp/src/actions/index.js
+++ b/webapp/src/actions/index.js
@@ -5,19 +5,10 @@ import {PostTypes} from 'mattermost-redux/action_types';
 
 import Client from '../client';
 
-export function startMeeting(channelId, rootId, force = false, topic = '') {
+export function startMeeting(channelId, rootId = '', force = false, topic = '') {
     return async (dispatch, getState) => {
         try {
-            let meetingURL = '';
-            if (force) {
-                meetingURL = await Client.forceStartMeeting(
-                    channelId, true, '', 0, topic,
-                );
-            } else {
-                meetingURL = await Client.startMeeting(
-                    channelId, true, '', 0, false, topic,
-                );
-            }
+            const meetingURL = await Client.startMeeting(channelId, rootId, topic, force);
             if (meetingURL) {
                 window.open(meetingURL);
             }
diff --git a/webapp/src/client/client.js b/webapp/src/client/client.js
index 4258d2e9..1a76564f 100644
--- a/webapp/src/client/client.js
+++ b/webapp/src/client/client.js
@@ -11,24 +11,16 @@ export default class Client {
         this.url = url + '/plugins/' + id;
     }
 
-    startMeeting = async (
-        channelId, personal = true, topic = '', meetingId = 0, force = false,
-    ) => {
+    startMeeting = async (channelId, rootId, topic = '', force = false) => {
         const res = await doPost(`${this.url}/api/v1/meetings${force ? '?force=true' : ''}`, {
             channel_id: channelId,
-            personal,
             topic,
-            meeting_id: meetingId,
+            root_id: rootId,
         });
 
         return res.meeting_url;
     }
 
-    forceStartMeeting = async (channelId, rootId, personal = true, topic = '', meetingId = 0) => {
-        const meetingUrl = await this.startMeeting(channelId, rootId, personal, topic, meetingId, true);
-        return meetingUrl;
-    }
-
     getChannelIdForThread = async (baseURL, threadId) => {
         const threadDetails = await doGet(`${baseURL}/api/v4/posts/${threadId}/thread`);
         return threadDetails.posts[threadId].channel_id;
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/post_type_zoom/post_type_zoom.jsx b/webapp/src/components/post_type_zoom/post_type_zoom.jsx
index 8ff40c71..44addb5c 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/post_type_zoom/post_type_zoom.jsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/post_type_zoom/post_type_zoom.jsx
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export default class PostTypeZoom extends React.PureComponent {
                         className='btn btn-lg btn-primary'
                         style={style.button}
                         rel='noopener noreferrer'
-                        onClick={() => this.props.actions.startMeeting(this.props.currentChannelId, true, props.meeting_topic)}
+                        onClick={() => this.props.actions.startMeeting(this.props.currentChannelId, '', true, props.meeting_topic)}
                     >
                         {'CREATE NEW MEETING'}
                     </a>