diff --git a/app/controllers/home_controller.rb b/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
index 242f5efd..bc2e53fd 100644
--- a/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ class HomeController < ApplicationController
   private
 
   def set_data_for_meta
+    return if find_route_matches
+
     if params[:username].present?
       @account = Account.find_local(params[:username])
     elsif params[:account_username].present?
@@ -35,13 +37,15 @@ class HomeController < ApplicationController
     return if user_signed_in?
 
     # if no current user, dont allow to navigate to these paths
-    matches = request.path.match(/\A\/(home|groups|tags|lists|notifications|explore|follow_requests|blocks|domain_blocks|mutes)/)
-
-    if matches
+    if find_route_matches
       redirect_to(homepage_path)
     end
   end
 
+  def find_route_matches
+    request.path.match(/\A\/(home|groups|lists|notifications|explore|follow_requests|blocks|domain_blocks|mutes)/)
+  end
+
   def set_initial_state_json
     serializable_resource = ActiveModelSerializers::SerializableResource.new(InitialStatePresenter.new(initial_state_params), serializer: InitialStateSerializer)
     @initial_state_json   = serializable_resource.to_json