diff --git a/web/_js/infoblock.js b/web/_js/infoblock.js
index 3cfe7d5c..3ee3065c 100644
--- a/web/_js/infoblock.js
+++ b/web/_js/infoblock.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function createInfoBlock(entry) {
 
     let headerElement = document.createElement("h2");
     let linkElement = document.createElement("a");
-    linkElement.href = "#id=" + entry.id;
+    linkElement.href = "#" + entry.id;
     linkElement.innerText = entry.name;
     headerElement.appendChild(linkElement);
 
diff --git a/web/_js/main.js b/web/_js/main.js
index 199684fd..92acbcc7 100644
--- a/web/_js/main.js
+++ b/web/_js/main.js
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ async function init(){
 
 		// Backwards compatibility for old links using "search" id arg
 		if(args.includes("id=")){
-			let idHash = "id=" + args.split("id=")[1].split("&")[0];
+			let idHash = args.split("id=")[1].split("&")[0];
 			window.location.hash = idHash;
-			let idArgMatch = new RegExp(`${idHash}&?`); // Patten for the id plus a following & if present
+			let idArgMatch = new RegExp(`id=${idHash}&?`); // Patten for the id plus a following & if present
 			window.location.search = window.location.search.substring(1).replace(idArgMatch, "");
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/web/_js/view.js b/web/_js/view.js
index 2d626622..54e3b2bb 100644
--- a/web/_js/view.js
+++ b/web/_js/view.js
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ var defaultSort = "shuffle";
 document.getElementById("sort").value = defaultSort;
 
 var lastPos = [0, 0];
-var idLastHighlight; // track the last id to prevent highlighting from different hash arg updates
 
 var fixed = false; // Fix hovered items in place, so that clicking on links is possible
 
@@ -679,20 +678,7 @@ function highlightEntryFromUrl(){
 
 	var objectsContainer = document.getElementById("objectsList");
 
-	var id = 0;
-	
-	var args = window.location.hash;
-	if(args){
-		id = args.split("id=")[1];
-		if(id){
-			id = id.split("&")[0];
-		}
-	}
-
-	if(id === idLastHighlight){
-		return;
-	}
-	idLastHighlight = id;
+	var id = window.location.hash.substring(1); //Remove hash prefix
 
 	var entries = atlas.filter(function(e){
 		return e.id === id;
@@ -759,11 +745,8 @@ function initView(){
 	updateLines();
 
 	var args = window.location.hash;
-	if(args){
-		id = args.split("id=")[1];
-		if(id){
-			highlightEntryFromUrl();
-		}
+	if(args){ // both "/" and just "/#" will be an empty hash string
+		highlightEntryFromUrl();
 	}
 
 }