diff --git a/public/karax.html b/public/karax.html
index 3f7f41b..31abb4f 100644
--- a/public/karax.html
+++ b/public/karax.html
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->
   <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=$ga"></script>
   <script>
+    window.SERVER_URL = "$server_url";
     window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
     function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
     gtag('js', new Date());
diff --git a/src/forum.nim b/src/forum.nim
index c635f1a..c088c0a 100644
--- a/src/forum.nim
+++ b/src/forum.nim
@@ -267,7 +267,9 @@ proc initialise() =
     {
       "title": config.title,
       "timestamp": encodeUrl(CompileDate & CompileTime),
-      "ga": config.ga
+      "ga": config.ga,
+      # An ugly hack, maybe there's a better way?
+      "server_url": "$server_url"
     }.newStringTable()
 
 
@@ -1554,4 +1556,4 @@ routes:
 
   get re"/(.*)":
     cond request.matches[0].splitFile.ext == ""
-    resp karaxHtml
+    resp karaxHtml % {"server_url": request.url.jsEscape}.newStringTable
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diff --git a/src/frontend/forum.nim b/src/frontend/forum.nim
index b6a9d10..2e71ff3 100644
--- a/src/frontend/forum.nim
+++ b/src/frontend/forum.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import options, tables, sugar, httpcore
+import options, tables, sugar, httpcore, uri
 from dom import window, Location, document, decodeURI
 
 include karax/prelude
+import karax/[kdom]
 import jester/[patterns]
 
 import threadlist, postlist, header, profile, newthread, error, about
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ type
   State = ref object
     originalTitle: cstring
     url: Location
+    serverUri: Uri
     profile: ProfileState
     newThread: NewThread
     about: About
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ proc newState(): State =
   State(
     originalTitle: document.title,
     url: copyLocation(window.location),
+    serverUri: SERVER_URI,
     profile: newProfileState(),
     newThread: newNewThread(),
     about: newAbout(),
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ proc onPopState(event: dom.Event) =
   state.url = copyLocation(window.location)
 
   redraw()
+  window.location.reload()
 
 type Params = Table[string, string]
 type
@@ -66,12 +70,12 @@ type
 proc r(n: string, p: proc (params: Params): VNode): Route = Route(n: n, p: p)
 proc route(routes: openarray[Route]): VNode =
   let path =
-    if state.url.pathname.len == 0: "/" else: $state.url.pathname
+    if state.serverUri.path.len == 0: "/" else: state.serverUri.path
   let prefix = if appName == "/": "" else: appName
   for route in routes:
     let pattern = (prefix & route.n).parsePattern()
     var (matched, params) = pattern.match(path)
-    parseUrlQuery($state.url.search, params)
+    parseUrlQuery($state.serverUri.query, params)
     if matched:
       return route.p(params)
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/karaxutils.nim b/src/frontend/karaxutils.nim
index 8b2fe8f..d940d56 100644
--- a/src/frontend/karaxutils.nim
+++ b/src/frontend/karaxutils.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import strutils, strformat, parseutils, tables
+import strutils, strformat, parseutils, tables, uri
 
 proc parseIntSafe*(s: string, value: var int) {.noSideEffect.} =
   ## parses `s` into an integer in the range `validRange`. If successful,
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ when defined(js):
 
   const appName* = "/"
 
+  # Get the server URL that we set in the backend
+  var SERVER_URL* {.importc: "SERVER_URL".}: cstring
+  let SERVER_URI* = parseUri($SERVER_URL)
+
   proc class*(classes: varargs[tuple[name: string, present: bool]],
              defaultClasses: string = ""): string =
     result = defaultClasses & " "
@@ -42,11 +46,13 @@ when defined(js):
     ## Concatenates ``relative`` to the current URL in a way that is
     ## (possibly) sane.
     var relative = relative
-    assert appName in $window.location.pathname
+    assert appName in SERVER_URI.path
     if relative[0] == '/': relative = relative[1..^1]
 
-    return $window.location.protocol & "//" &
-            $window.location.host &
+    let port = if SERVER_URI.port.len > 0: ":" & SERVER_URI.port else: ""
+
+    return SERVER_URI.scheme & "://" &
+            SERVER_URI.hostname & port &
             appName &
             relative &
             search &
@@ -62,7 +68,7 @@ when defined(js):
       query.add(param[0] & "=" & param[1])
 
     if query.len > 0:
-      var search = if reuseSearch: $window.location.search else: ""
+      var search = if reuseSearch: SERVER_URI.query else: ""
       if search.len != 0: search.add("&")
       search.add(query)
       if search[0] != '?': search = "?" & search
@@ -86,6 +92,7 @@ when defined(js):
       let url = n.getAttr("href")
 
       navigateTo(url)
+      window.location.href = url
 
   proc newFormData*(form: dom.Element): FormData
     {.importcpp: "new FormData(@)", constructor.}
diff --git a/src/utils.nim b/src/utils.nim
index 1be058b..58ffe4a 100644
--- a/src/utils.nim
+++ b/src/utils.nim
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
-import asyncdispatch, smtp, strutils, json, os, rst, rstgen, xmltree, strtabs,
-  htmlparser, streams, parseutils, options, logging
+import asyncdispatch, strutils, json, os, rst, rstgen, xmltree, strtabs,
+  htmlparser, streams, parseutils, logging, uri, options, nre, strformat
 from times import getTime, getGMTime, format
 
+import jester
+import jester/private/utils as jesterutils
+
+when useHttpBeast:
+  import httpbeast except Settings, Request
+else:
+  import asynchttpserver
+
 # Used to be:
 # {'A'..'Z', 'a'..'z', '0'..'9', '_', '\128'..'\255'}
 let
   UsernameIdent* = IdentChars # TODO: Double check that everyone follows this.
 
-import frontend/[karaxutils, error]
+import frontend/[error]
 export parseInt
 
 type
@@ -181,3 +189,24 @@ proc rstToHtml*(content: string): string =
     add(result, node, indWidth=0, addNewLines=false)
   except:
     warn("Could not parse rst html.")
+
+proc jsEscape*(str: string): string =
+  ## Escapes a string to be stored in a JS variable. This prevents
+  ## XSS attacks. Taken from here: https://portswigger.net/web-security/cross-site-scripting/preventing
+  str.replace(
+    re"[^\w. ]",
+    proc(match: string): string =
+      let code = match[0].ord
+      fmt"\u{code:04x}"
+  )
+
+proc url*(request: Request): string =
+  ## Get the full URL of the request, including the query params
+  let nativeRequest = request.getNativeReq
+  when useHttpBeast:
+    let query = nativeRequest.path.get("").parseUri().query
+  else:
+    let query = nativeRequest.url.query
+
+  let proto = if request.secure: "https" else: "http"
+  result = proto & "://" & request.host & request.path & query
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