diff --git a/src/blog.gleam b/src/blog.gleam
index c22929c..f1db8b4 100644
--- a/src/blog.gleam
+++ b/src/blog.gleam
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import blog/page/writing
 import blog/route
 import gleam/bool
 import gleam/list
+import gleam/result
 import gleam/string
-import gleam/uri
 import lustre
 import lustre/attribute as attr
 import lustre/effect
@@ -43,18 +43,17 @@ pub type Page {
 }
 
 pub fn main() -> Nil {
-  let assert Ok(initial_uri) = modem.initial_uri()
   let showcases = list.shuffle(home.all_showcases)
   let app = lustre.application(init:, update:, view:)
 
-  let opts = Init(initial_uri:, showcases:)
+  let opts = Init(showcases:)
   let assert Ok(_) = lustre.start(app, "#app", opts)
 
   Nil
 }
 
 pub type Init {
-  Init(initial_uri: uri.Uri, showcases: List(home.Showcase))
+  Init(showcases: List(home.Showcase))
 }
 
 pub type Message {
@@ -98,7 +97,11 @@ fn do_update_document_title(new_title: String) -> Nil
 // UPDATE ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 pub fn init(opts: Init) -> #(Model, effect.Effect(Message)) {
-  let route = route.parse(opts.initial_uri)
+  let route =
+    modem.initial_uri()
+    |> result.map(route.parse)
+    |> result.unwrap(route.Home)
+
   let #(atproto, atproto_effect) = init_atproto()
   let #(page, page_effect) = init_page(route, atproto, opts.showcases)
   let showcases = home.all_showcases
diff --git a/test/blog_test.gleam b/test/blog_test.gleam
index a1a5fd4..700fea8 100644
--- a/test/blog_test.gleam
+++ b/test/blog_test.gleam
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 import blog
-import blog/page/home
-import blog/route
-import gleam/uri
 import gleeunit
 import lustre/dev/simulate
 
@@ -15,15 +12,3 @@ pub fn simulation(
   simulate.application(blog.init, blog.update, blog.view)
   |> simulate.start(opts)
 }
-
-/// Provides an initial uri for the Model to be initialized
-pub fn init(
-  on route: route.Route,
-  with showcases: List(home.Showcase),
-) -> blog.Init {
-  let assert Ok(uri) = uri.parse("https://localhost:1234")
-  let path = route.path(route)
-
-  let initial_uri = uri.Uri(..uri, path:)
-  blog.Init(initial_uri:, showcases:)
-}
diff --git a/test/blog_test/atproto_test.gleam b/test/blog_test/atproto_test.gleam
index 1d568fb..7304059 100644
--- a/test/blog_test/atproto_test.gleam
+++ b/test/blog_test/atproto_test.gleam
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import blog
 import blog/atproto
 import blog/atproto/bluesky
 import blog/atproto/data
-import blog/route
 import blog_test
 import gleam/time/timestamp
 import lustre/dev/simulate
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ pub fn pds_returned_bluesky_profile_test() -> Nil {
     |> blog.AtProtoMessage
 
   let model =
-    blog_test.init(on: route.Home, with: [])
+    blog.Init(showcases: [])
     |> blog_test.simulation
     |> simulate.message(message)
     |> simulate.model
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn pds_returned_bluesky_posts_test() -> Nil {
     |> blog.AtProtoMessage
 
   let model =
-    blog_test.init(on: route.Home, with: [])
+    blog.Init(showcases: [])
     |> blog_test.simulation
     |> simulate.message(message)
     |> simulate.model
diff --git a/test/blog_test/navbar_test.gleam b/test/blog_test/navbar_test.gleam
index 323faad..a4095d0 100644
--- a/test/blog_test/navbar_test.gleam
+++ b/test/blog_test/navbar_test.gleam
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 import blog
-import blog/route
 import blog_test
 import lustre/dev/query
 import lustre/dev/simulate
 
 pub fn update_title_test() -> Nil {
-  let init = blog_test.init(route.Home, [])
   let title = "wibble"
   let msg = blog.NavbarTitleUpdated(title:)
 
   let simulation =
-    blog_test.simulation(init)
+    blog.Init(showcases: [])
+    |> blog_test.simulation
     |> simulate.message(msg)
 
   let model = simulate.model(simulation)
diff --git a/test/blog_test/navigation_test.gleam b/test/blog_test/navigation_test.gleam
index 187e517..2eb2191 100644
--- a/test/blog_test/navigation_test.gleam
+++ b/test/blog_test/navigation_test.gleam
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import modem
 
 pub fn navigation_test() -> Nil {
   let simulation =
-    blog_test.init(on: route.Home, with: list.shuffle(home.all_showcases))
+    blog.Init(showcases: list.shuffle(home.all_showcases))
     |> blog_test.simulation
 
   let showcases = simulate.model(simulation).showcases