diff --git a/static/preload.mjs b/static/preload.mjs
index 0fe41d1..5c24c0b 100644
--- a/static/preload.mjs
+++ b/static/preload.mjs
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ function preloadinate() {
 	document.querySelectorAll("a").forEach(el => {
 		// TODO: this would ideally happen in the background (service worker)?
 		if (el.href.indexOf("#") == -1 && el.href.indexOf(".") == -1 && (el.href.startsWith("https://lyte.dev") || el.href.startsWith("http://localhost:1313"))) {
-			el.addEventListener("mouseover", (_ev) => putCache(el.href))
-			el.addEventListener("click", async (ev) => {
+			const router = async function(ev) {
 				if (el.href == window.location.href) {
 					ev.preventDefault()
 					return false
@@ -61,21 +60,11 @@ function preloadinate() {
 				} else {
 					ev.preventDefault()
 					await putCache(el.href)
-					const rep = [window.location.href, window.scrollX, window.scrollY]
-					history.replaceState(rep, "")
-					console.log("replaceState: ", rep)
-					if (!loadCache(el.href)) {
-						window.location.href = el.href
-						window.location.reload()
-						return true
-					}
-					window.scrollTo(0, 0)
-					history.pushState([el.href, 0, 0], "", el.href)
-					preloadinate()
-					ev.preventDefault()
-					return false
+					return router(ev)
 				}
-			})
+			}
+			el.addEventListener("mouseover", (_ev) => putCache(el.href))
+			el.addEventListener("click", router)
 		}
 	})
 }