diff --git a/src/components/navigation/navigation.js b/src/components/navigation/navigation.js
index 7f096316..face430e 100644
--- a/src/components/navigation/navigation.js
+++ b/src/components/navigation/navigation.js
@@ -80,3 +80,21 @@ export const ROOT_ITEMS = {
     criteria: ['announcements']
   }
 }
+
+export function routeTo (item, currentUser) {
+  if (!item.route && !item.routeObject) return null
+
+  let route
+
+  if (item.routeObject) {
+    route = item.routeObject
+  } else {
+    route = { name: (item.anon || currentUser) ? item.route : item.anonRoute }
+  }
+
+  if (USERNAME_ROUTES.has(route.name)) {
+    route.params = { username: currentUser.screen_name, name: currentUser.screen_name }
+  }
+
+  return route
+}
diff --git a/src/components/navigation/navigation_entry.js b/src/components/navigation/navigation_entry.js
index 81cc936a..22ed77d9 100644
--- a/src/components/navigation/navigation_entry.js
+++ b/src/components/navigation/navigation_entry.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { mapState } from 'vuex'
-import { USERNAME_ROUTES } from 'src/components/navigation/navigation.js'
+import { routeTo } from 'src/components/navigation/navigation.js'
 import OptionalRouterLink from 'src/components/optional_router_link/optional_router_link.vue'
 import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
 import { faThumbtack } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
@@ -26,17 +26,7 @@ const NavigationEntry = {
   },
   computed: {
     routeTo () {
-      if (!this.item.route && !this.item.routeObject) return null
-      let route
-      if (this.item.routeObject) {
-        route = this.item.routeObject
-      } else {
-        route = { name: (this.item.anon || this.currentUser) ? this.item.route : this.item.anonRoute }
-      }
-      if (USERNAME_ROUTES.has(route.name)) {
-        route.params = { username: this.currentUser.screen_name, name: this.currentUser.screen_name }
-      }
-      return route
+      return routeTo(this.item, this.currentUser)
     },
     getters () {
       return this.$store.getters
diff --git a/src/components/navigation/navigation_pins.js b/src/components/navigation/navigation_pins.js
index 9dd795aa..ef78e44c 100644
--- a/src/components/navigation/navigation_pins.js
+++ b/src/components/navigation/navigation_pins.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { mapState } from 'vuex'
-import { TIMELINES, ROOT_ITEMS, USERNAME_ROUTES } from 'src/components/navigation/navigation.js'
+import { TIMELINES, ROOT_ITEMS, routeTo } from 'src/components/navigation/navigation.js'
 import { getListEntries, filterNavigation } from 'src/components/navigation/filter.js'
 
 import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
@@ -31,14 +31,7 @@ const NavPanel = {
   props: ['limit'],
   methods: {
     getRouteTo (item) {
-      if (item.routeObject) {
-        return item.routeObject
-      }
-      const route = { name: (item.anon || this.currentUser) ? item.route : item.anonRoute }
-      if (USERNAME_ROUTES.has(route.name)) {
-        route.params = { username: this.currentUser.screen_name }
-      }
-      return route
+      return routeTo(item, this.currentUser)
     }
   },
   computed: {