diff --git a/damus/ContentView.swift b/damus/ContentView.swift
index 3d0d43e5..619fc0c7 100644
--- a/damus/ContentView.swift
+++ b/damus/ContentView.swift
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                     .tabViewStyle(.page(indexDisplayMode: .never))
                     .overlay(
                         SideMenuView(damus_state: damus, isSidebarVisible: $isSideBarOpened.animation())
+                            .environmentObject(navigationCoordinator)
                     )
                     .navigationDestination(for: Route.self) { route in
                         route.view(navigationCordinator: navigationCoordinator, damusState: damus_state!)
diff --git a/damus/Util/Router.swift b/damus/Util/Router.swift
index a522507e..647d01c6 100644
--- a/damus/Util/Router.swift
+++ b/damus/Util/Router.swift
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ enum Route: Hashable {
     case SaveKeys(account: CreateAccountModel)
     case Wallet(wallet: WalletModel)
     case WalletScanner(result: Binding<WalletScanResult>)
+    case FollowersYouKnow(friendedFollowers: [String])
 
     @ViewBuilder
     func view(navigationCordinator: NavigationCoordinator, damusState: DamusState) -> some View {
@@ -115,6 +116,8 @@ enum Route: Hashable {
                 .environmentObject(navigationCordinator)
         case .WalletScanner(let walletScanResult):
             WalletScannerView(result: walletScanResult)
+        case .FollowersYouKnow(let friendedFollowers):
+            FollowersYouKnowView(damus_state: damusState, friended_followers: friendedFollowers)
         }
     }
 
@@ -180,6 +183,8 @@ enum Route: Hashable {
             return true
         case (.WalletScanner(_), .WalletScanner(_)):
             return true
+        case (.FollowersYouKnow(let lhs_friendedFollowers), .FollowersYouKnow(let rhs_friendedFollowers)):
+            return lhs_friendedFollowers == rhs_friendedFollowers
         default:
             return false
         }
@@ -263,6 +268,9 @@ enum Route: Hashable {
             hasher.combine("wallet")
         case .WalletScanner(_):
             hasher.combine("walletScanner")
+        case .FollowersYouKnow(let friendedFollowers):
+            hasher.combine("followersYouKnow")
+            hasher.combine(friendedFollowers)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/damus/Views/Profile/ProfileView.swift b/damus/Views/Profile/ProfileView.swift
index 3c64221d..80305ea2 100644
--- a/damus/Views/Profile/ProfileView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/Profile/ProfileView.swift
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ struct ProfileView: View {
                 if !friended_followers.isEmpty {
                     Spacer()
 
-                    NavigationLink(destination: FollowersYouKnowView(damus_state: damus_state, friended_followers: friended_followers)) {
+                    NavigationLink(value: Route.FollowersYouKnow(friendedFollowers: friended_followers)) {
                         HStack {
                             CondensedProfilePicturesView(state: damus_state, pubkeys: friended_followers, maxPictures: 3)
                             Text(followedByString(friended_followers, profiles: damus_state.profiles))
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ struct ProfileView: View {
             }
             .fullScreenCover(isPresented: $show_qr_code) {
                 QRCodeView(damus_state: damus_state, pubkey: profile.pubkey)
+                    .environmentObject(navigationCoordinator)
             }
 
             if damus_state.is_privkey_user {
diff --git a/damus/Views/QRCodeView.swift b/damus/Views/QRCodeView.swift
index 86dd1669..90604873 100644
--- a/damus/Views/QRCodeView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/QRCodeView.swift
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ struct QRCodeView: View {
     @State var pubkey: String
     
     @Environment(\.presentationMode) var presentationMode
+    @EnvironmentObject var navigationCoordinator: NavigationCoordinator
     
     @State private var selectedTab = 0
     
     @State var scanResult: ProfileScanResult? = nil
-    
-    @State var showProfileView: Bool = false
+
     @State var profile: Profile? = nil
     @State var error: String? = nil
     
@@ -209,13 +209,6 @@ struct QRCodeView: View {
             
             Spacer()
             
-            if let scanResult {
-                let dst = ProfileView(damus_state: damus_state, pubkey: scanResult.pubkey)
-                NavigationLink(destination: dst, isActive: $showProfileView) {
-                    EmptyView()
-                }
-            }
-            
             Spacer()
             
             Button(action: {
@@ -271,9 +264,10 @@ struct QRCodeView: View {
     
     func show_profile_after_delay() {
         DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + animationDuration) {
-            showProfileView = true
+            if let scanResult {
+                navigationCoordinator.push(route: Route.ProfileByKey(pubkey: scanResult.pubkey))
+            }
         }
-        
     }
 
     func cameraAnimate(completion: @escaping () -> Void) {
diff --git a/damus/Views/Relays/RecommendedRelayView.swift b/damus/Views/Relays/RecommendedRelayView.swift
index 47026170..92cf726e 100644
--- a/damus/Views/Relays/RecommendedRelayView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/Relays/RecommendedRelayView.swift
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ struct RecommendedRelayView: View {
                 Text(relay).layoutPriority(1)
 
                 if let meta = damus.relay_metadata.lookup(relay_id: relay) {
-                    NavigationLink ( destination:
-                        RelayDetailView(state: damus, relay: relay, nip11: meta)
-                    ){
+                    NavigationLink(value: Route.RelayDetail(relay: relay, metadata: meta)){
                         EmptyView()
                     }
                     .opacity(0.0)
diff --git a/damus/Views/SideMenuView.swift b/damus/Views/SideMenuView.swift
index 1a8c8331..6cd04b5c 100644
--- a/damus/Views/SideMenuView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/SideMenuView.swift
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ struct SideMenuView: View {
     @State private var showQRCode = false
 
     @Environment(\.colorScheme) var colorScheme
+    @EnvironmentObject var navigationCoordinator: NavigationCoordinator
 
     var sideBarWidth = min(UIScreen.main.bounds.size.width * 0.65, 400.0)
     let verticalSpacing: CGFloat = 20
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ struct SideMenuView: View {
                                 .dynamicTypeSize(.xSmall)
                         }).fullScreenCover(isPresented: $showQRCode) {
                             QRCodeView(damus_state: damus_state, pubkey: damus_state.pubkey)
+                                .environmentObject(navigationCoordinator)
                         }
                     }
                     .padding(.top, verticalSpacing)