diff --git a/app/client/index.js b/app/client/index.js
index 35c9495..8efdc18 100644
--- a/app/client/index.js
+++ b/app/client/index.js
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ app.use(require('./models/search'))
 app.use(require('./models/selection'))
 app.use(require('./models/tags'))
 
-app.route('/', require('./views/start'))
-app.route('/home', require('./views/home'))
-app.route('/initial', require('./views/initial'))
-app.route('/reader', require('./views/reader'))
+app.route('#', require('./views/start'))
+app.route('#home', require('./views/home'))
+app.route('#initial', require('./views/initial'))
+app.route('#reader', require('./views/reader'))
 
 app.mount('body')
diff --git a/app/client/models/main.js b/app/client/models/main.js
index 2999182..ec260e9 100644
--- a/app/client/models/main.js
+++ b/app/client/models/main.js
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ module.exports = (state, bus) => {
 
   bus.on('initialising:start', () => {
     state.initialising = true
-    bus.emit('pushState', '/initial')
+    bus.emit('pushState', '#initial')
   })
 
   bus.on('initialising:stop', () => {
     state.initialising = false
-    bus.emit('pushState', '/home')
+    bus.emit('pushState', '#home')
   })
 }
diff --git a/app/client/models/reader.js b/app/client/models/reader.js
index c054c78..82c1ffb 100644
--- a/app/client/models/reader.js
+++ b/app/client/models/reader.js
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ module.exports = (state, bus) => {
 
   bus.on('reader:read', paper => {
     state.reading = paper
-    bus.emit('pushState', `/reader`)
+    bus.emit('pushState', '#reader')
   })
 
   bus.on('reader:quit', () => {
     state.reading = null
-    bus.emit('pushState', '/home')
+    bus.emit('pushState', '#home')
   })
 }
diff --git a/app/client/state.js b/app/client/state.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 85505a5..0000000
--- a/app/client/state.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = {
-  results: [],
-  tags: {
-    tags: {},
-    showAddField: false,
-    loaded: false
-  },
-  datasources: { shown: false, loaded: false, list: [] },
-  detailshown: false,
-  autocompleteshown: false,
-  search: {
-    query: '',
-    tagquery: null,
-    tags: []
-  },
-  contentserver: require('./lib/contentServer')(C.DATASOURCES_PATH),
-  collectioncount: 0,
-  selection: {
-    reference: null,
-    list: [],
-    lookup: {},
-    downloaded: 'loading'
-  },
-  reader: {
-    visible: false,
-    paper: null
-  },
-  notes: {},
-  downloads: {
-    totalspeed: 0,
-    list: [],
-    lookup: {}
-  },
-  online: false,
-  initialising: false
-}