diff --git a/js/id/connection.js b/js/id/connection.js
index ff000a1f5..195f2725e 100644
--- a/js/id/connection.js
+++ b/js/id/connection.js
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ iD.Connection = function(context, options) {
         return url + '/browse/' + entity.type + '/' + entity.osmId();
     };
 
+    connection.userUrl = function(username) {
+        return url + "/user/" + username;
+    };
+
     connection.loadFromURL = function(url, callback) {
         function done(dom) {
             return callback(null, parse(dom));
@@ -314,10 +318,6 @@ iD.Connection = function(context, options) {
         });
     };
 
-    connection.userUrl = function(username) {
-        return url + "/user/" + username;
-    };
-
     connection.switch = function(options) {
         url = options.url;
         oauth.options(_.extend({
diff --git a/js/id/ui/account.js b/js/id/ui/account.js
index 32a6d6f84..ff94cb6f0 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/account.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/account.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ iD.ui.Account = function(context) {
 
             // Link
             var userLink = selection.append('a')
-                .attr('href', connection.url() + '/user/' + details.display_name)
+                .attr('href', connection.userUrl(details.display_name))
                 .attr('target', '_blank');
 
             // Add thumbnail or dont
diff --git a/js/id/ui/commit.js b/js/id/ui/commit.js
index 427c572d2..ea6a3b7c2 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/commit.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/commit.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ iD.ui.Commit = function(context) {
         userLink.append('a')
             .attr('class','user-info')
             .text(user.display_name)
-            .attr('href', connection.url() + '/user/' + user.display_name)
+            .attr('href', connection.userUrl(user.display_name))
             .attr('tabindex', -1)
             .attr('target', '_blank');