diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/home/__init__.py b/rhodecode/apps/home/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/home/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/home/__init__.py
@@ -33,5 +33,9 @@ def includeme(config):
         name='repo_list_data',
         pattern='/_repos')
 
+    config.add_route(
+        name='goto_switcher_data',
+        pattern='/_goto_data')
+
     # Scan module for configuration decorators.
     config.scan()
diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/home/tests/test_get_goto_switched_data.py b/rhodecode/apps/home/tests/test_get_goto_switched_data.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/home/tests/test_get_goto_switched_data.py
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (C) 2016-2017 RhodeCode GmbH
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3
+# (only), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# This program is dual-licensed. If you wish to learn more about the
+# RhodeCode Enterprise Edition, including its added features, Support services,
+# and proprietary license terms, please see https://rhodecode.com/licenses/
+
+import json
+
+import pytest
+
+from . import assert_and_get_content
+from rhodecode.tests import TestController, TEST_USER_ADMIN_LOGIN
+from rhodecode.tests.fixture import Fixture
+
+from rhodecode.lib.utils import map_groups
+from rhodecode.model.repo import RepoModel
+from rhodecode.model.repo_group import RepoGroupModel
+from rhodecode.model.db import Session, Repository, RepoGroup
+
+fixture = Fixture()
+
+
+def route_path(name, params=None, **kwargs):
+    import urllib
+
+    base_url = {
+        'goto_switcher_data': '/_goto_data',
+    }[name].format(**kwargs)
+
+    if params:
+        base_url = '{}?{}'.format(base_url, urllib.urlencode(params))
+    return base_url
+
+
+class TestGotoSwitcherData(TestController):
+
+    required_repos_with_groups = [
+        'abc',
+        'abc-fork',
+        'forks/abcd',
+        'abcd',
+        'abcde',
+        'a/abc',
+        'aa/abc',
+        'aaa/abc',
+        'aaaa/abc',
+        'repos_abc/aaa/abc',
+        'abc_repos/abc',
+        'abc_repos/abcd',
+        'xxx/xyz',
+        'forked-abc/a/abc'
+    ]
+
+    @pytest.fixture(autouse=True, scope='class')
+    def prepare(self, request, pylonsapp):
+        for repo_and_group in self.required_repos_with_groups:
+            # create structure of groups and return the last group
+
+            repo_group = map_groups(repo_and_group)
+
+            RepoModel()._create_repo(
+                repo_and_group, 'hg', 'test-ac', TEST_USER_ADMIN_LOGIN,
+                repo_group=getattr(repo_group, 'group_id', None))
+
+            Session().commit()
+
+        request.addfinalizer(self.cleanup)
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        # first delete all repos
+        for repo_and_groups in self.required_repos_with_groups:
+            repo = Repository.get_by_repo_name(repo_and_groups)
+            if repo:
+                RepoModel().delete(repo)
+                Session().commit()
+
+        # then delete all empty groups
+        for repo_and_groups in self.required_repos_with_groups:
+            if '/' in repo_and_groups:
+                r_group = repo_and_groups.rsplit('/', 1)[0]
+                repo_group = RepoGroup.get_by_group_name(r_group)
+                if not repo_group:
+                    continue
+                parents = repo_group.parents
+                RepoGroupModel().delete(repo_group, force_delete=True)
+                Session().commit()
+
+                for el in reversed(parents):
+                    RepoGroupModel().delete(el, force_delete=True)
+                    Session().commit()
+
+    def test_returns_list_of_repos_and_groups(self, xhr_header):
+        self.log_user()
+
+        response = self.app.get(
+            route_path('goto_switcher_data'),
+            extra_environ=xhr_header, status=200)
+        result = json.loads(response.body)['results']
+
+        repos, groups, commits = assert_and_get_content(result)
+
+        assert len(repos) == len(Repository.get_all())
+        assert len(groups) == len(RepoGroup.get_all())
+        assert len(commits) == 0
+
+    def test_returns_list_of_repos_and_groups_filtered(self, xhr_header):
+        self.log_user()
+
+        response = self.app.get(
+            route_path('goto_switcher_data'),
+            params={'query': 'abc'},
+            extra_environ=xhr_header, status=200)
+        result = json.loads(response.body)['results']
+
+        repos, groups, commits = assert_and_get_content(result)
+
+        assert len(repos) == 13
+        assert len(groups) == 5
+        assert len(commits) == 0
+
+    def test_returns_list_of_properly_sorted_and_filtered(self, xhr_header):
+        self.log_user()
+
+        response = self.app.get(
+            route_path('goto_switcher_data'),
+            params={'query': 'abc'},
+            extra_environ=xhr_header, status=200)
+        result = json.loads(response.body)['results']
+
+        repos, groups, commits = assert_and_get_content(result)
+
+        test_repos = [x['text'] for x in repos[:4]]
+        assert ['abc', 'abcd', 'a/abc', 'abcde'] == test_repos
+
+        test_groups = [x['text'] for x in groups[:4]]
+        assert ['abc_repos', 'repos_abc',
+                'forked-abc', 'forked-abc/a'] == test_groups
diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/home/views.py b/rhodecode/apps/home/views.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/home/views.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/home/views.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # RhodeCode Enterprise Edition, including its added features, Support services,
 # and proprietary license terms, please see https://rhodecode.com/licenses/
 
+import re
 import logging
 
 from pyramid.view import view_config
@@ -25,8 +26,9 @@ from pyramid.view import view_config
 from rhodecode.apps._base import BaseAppView
 from rhodecode.lib import helpers as h
 from rhodecode.lib.auth import LoginRequired, NotAnonymous
+from rhodecode.lib.index import searcher_from_config
 from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import safe_unicode, str2bool
-from rhodecode.model.db import func, Repository
+from rhodecode.model.db import func, Repository, RepoGroup
 from rhodecode.model.repo import RepoModel
 from rhodecode.model.scm import ScmModel
 
@@ -111,6 +113,57 @@ class HomeView(BaseAppView):
             }
             for obj in repo_iter]
 
+    def _get_repo_group_list(self, name_contains=None, limit=20):
+        query = RepoGroup.query()\
+            .order_by(func.length(RepoGroup.group_name))\
+            .order_by(RepoGroup.group_name)
+
+        if name_contains:
+            ilike_expression = u'%{}%'.format(safe_unicode(name_contains))
+            query = query.filter(
+                RepoGroup.group_name.ilike(ilike_expression))
+            query = query.limit(limit)
+
+        all_groups = query.all()
+        repo_groups_iter = ScmModel().get_repo_groups(all_groups)
+        return [
+            {
+                'id': obj.group_name,
+                'text': obj.group_name,
+                'type': 'group',
+                'obj': {},
+                'url': h.url('repo_group_home', group_name=obj.group_name)
+            }
+            for obj in repo_groups_iter]
+
+    def _get_hash_commit_list(self, auth_user, hash_starts_with=None):
+        if not hash_starts_with or len(hash_starts_with) < 3:
+            return []
+
+        commit_hashes = re.compile('([0-9a-f]{2,40})').findall(hash_starts_with)
+
+        if len(commit_hashes) != 1:
+            return []
+
+        commit_hash_prefix = commit_hashes[0]
+
+        searcher = searcher_from_config(self.request.registry.settings)
+        result = searcher.search(
+            'commit_id:%s*' % commit_hash_prefix, 'commit', auth_user,
+            raise_on_exc=False)
+
+        return [
+            {
+                'id': entry['commit_id'],
+                'text': entry['commit_id'],
+                'type': 'commit',
+                'obj': {'repo': entry['repository']},
+                'url': h.url('changeset_home',
+                             repo_name=entry['repository'],
+                             revision=entry['commit_id'])
+            }
+            for entry in result['results']]
+
     @LoginRequired()
     @view_config(
         route_name='repo_list_data', request_method='GET',
@@ -136,3 +189,49 @@ class HomeView(BaseAppView):
             'results': res
         }
         return data
+
+    @LoginRequired()
+    @view_config(
+        route_name='goto_switcher_data', request_method='GET',
+        renderer='json_ext', xhr=True)
+    def goto_switcher_data(self):
+        c = self.load_default_context()
+
+        _ = self.request.translate
+
+        query = self.request.GET.get('query')
+        log.debug('generating goto switcher list, query %s', query)
+
+        res = []
+        repo_groups = self._get_repo_group_list(query)
+        if repo_groups:
+            res.append({
+                'text': _('Groups'),
+                'children': repo_groups
+            })
+
+        repos = self._get_repo_list(query)
+        if repos:
+            res.append({
+                'text': _('Repositories'),
+                'children': repos
+            })
+
+        commits = self._get_hash_commit_list(c.auth_user, query)
+        if commits:
+            unique_repos = {}
+            for commit in commits:
+                unique_repos.setdefault(commit['obj']['repo'], []
+                    ).append(commit)
+
+            for repo in unique_repos:
+                res.append({
+                    'text': _('Commits in %(repo)s') % {'repo': repo},
+                    'children': unique_repos[repo]
+                })
+
+        data = {
+            'more': False,
+            'results': res
+        }
+        return data
diff --git a/rhodecode/config/routing.py b/rhodecode/config/routing.py
--- a/rhodecode/config/routing.py
+++ b/rhodecode/config/routing.py
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ def make_map(config):
 
     # MAIN PAGE
     rmap.connect('home', '/', controller='home', action='index', jsroute=True)
-    rmap.connect('goto_switcher_data', '/_goto_data', controller='home',
-                 action='goto_switcher_data')
 
     # TODO: johbo: Static links, to be replaced by our redirection mechanism
     rmap.connect('rst_help',
diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/home.py b/rhodecode/controllers/home.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/home.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/home.py
@@ -24,20 +24,15 @@ Home controller for RhodeCode Enterprise
 
 import logging
 import time
-import re
 
-from pylons import tmpl_context as c, request, url, config
-from pylons.i18n.translation import _
-from sqlalchemy.sql import func
+from pylons import tmpl_context as c
 
 from rhodecode.lib.auth import (
-    LoginRequired, HasPermissionAllDecorator, AuthUser,
-    HasRepoGroupPermissionAnyDecorator, XHRRequired)
+    LoginRequired, HasPermissionAllDecorator,
+    HasRepoGroupPermissionAnyDecorator)
 from rhodecode.lib.base import BaseController, render
-from rhodecode.lib.index import searcher_from_config
+
 from rhodecode.lib.ext_json import json
-from rhodecode.lib.utils import jsonify
-from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import safe_unicode, str2bool
 from rhodecode.model.db import Repository, RepoGroup
 from rhodecode.model.repo import RepoModel
 from rhodecode.model.repo_group import RepoGroupModel
@@ -113,123 +108,3 @@ class HomeController(BaseController):
         c.repo_groups_data = json.dumps(repo_group_data)
 
         return render('index_repo_group.mako')
-
-    def _get_repo_list(self, name_contains=None, repo_type=None, limit=20):
-        query = Repository.query()\
-            .order_by(func.length(Repository.repo_name))\
-            .order_by(Repository.repo_name)
-
-        if repo_type:
-            query = query.filter(Repository.repo_type == repo_type)
-
-        if name_contains:
-            ilike_expression = u'%{}%'.format(safe_unicode(name_contains))
-            query = query.filter(
-                Repository.repo_name.ilike(ilike_expression))
-            query = query.limit(limit)
-
-        all_repos = query.all()
-        repo_iter = self.scm_model.get_repos(all_repos)
-        return [
-            {
-                'id': obj['name'],
-                'text': obj['name'],
-                'type': 'repo',
-                'obj': obj['dbrepo'],
-                'url': url('summary_home', repo_name=obj['name'])
-            }
-            for obj in repo_iter]
-
-    def _get_repo_group_list(self, name_contains=None, limit=20):
-        query = RepoGroup.query()\
-            .order_by(func.length(RepoGroup.group_name))\
-            .order_by(RepoGroup.group_name)
-
-        if name_contains:
-            ilike_expression = u'%{}%'.format(safe_unicode(name_contains))
-            query = query.filter(
-                RepoGroup.group_name.ilike(ilike_expression))
-            query = query.limit(limit)
-
-        all_groups = query.all()
-        repo_groups_iter = self.scm_model.get_repo_groups(all_groups)
-        return [
-            {
-                'id': obj.group_name,
-                'text': obj.group_name,
-                'type': 'group',
-                'obj': {},
-                'url': url('repo_group_home', group_name=obj.group_name)
-            }
-            for obj in repo_groups_iter]
-
-    def _get_hash_commit_list(self, hash_starts_with=None, limit=20):
-        if not hash_starts_with or len(hash_starts_with) < 3:
-            return []
-
-        commit_hashes = re.compile('([0-9a-f]{2,40})').findall(hash_starts_with)
-
-        if len(commit_hashes) != 1:
-            return []
-
-        commit_hash_prefix = commit_hashes[0]
-
-        auth_user = AuthUser(
-            user_id=c.rhodecode_user.user_id, ip_addr=self.ip_addr)
-        searcher = searcher_from_config(config)
-        result = searcher.search(
-            'commit_id:%s*' % commit_hash_prefix, 'commit', auth_user,
-            raise_on_exc=False)
-
-        return [
-            {
-                'id': entry['commit_id'],
-                'text': entry['commit_id'],
-                'type': 'commit',
-                'obj': {'repo': entry['repository']},
-                'url': url('changeset_home',
-                           repo_name=entry['repository'],
-                           revision=entry['commit_id'])
-            }
-            for entry in result['results']]
-
-    @LoginRequired()
-    @XHRRequired()
-    @jsonify
-    def goto_switcher_data(self):
-        query = request.GET.get('query')
-        log.debug('generating goto switcher list, query %s', query)
-
-        res = []
-        repo_groups = self._get_repo_group_list(query)
-        if repo_groups:
-            res.append({
-                'text': _('Groups'),
-                'children': repo_groups
-            })
-
-        repos = self._get_repo_list(query)
-        if repos:
-            res.append({
-                'text': _('Repositories'),
-                'children': repos
-            })
-
-        commits = self._get_hash_commit_list(query)
-        if commits:
-            unique_repos = {}
-            for commit in commits:
-                unique_repos.setdefault(commit['obj']['repo'], []
-                    ).append(commit)
-
-            for repo in unique_repos:
-                res.append({
-                    'text': _('Commits in %(repo)s') % {'repo': repo},
-                    'children': unique_repos[repo]
-                })
-
-        data = {
-            'more': False,
-            'results': res
-        }
-        return data
diff --git a/rhodecode/public/js/rhodecode/routes.js b/rhodecode/public/js/rhodecode/routes.js
--- a/rhodecode/public/js/rhodecode/routes.js
+++ b/rhodecode/public/js/rhodecode/routes.js
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ function registerRCRoutes() {
     pyroutes.register('user_autocomplete_data', '/_users', []);
     pyroutes.register('user_group_autocomplete_data', '/_user_groups', []);
     pyroutes.register('repo_list_data', '/_repos', []);
+    pyroutes.register('goto_switcher_data', '/_goto_data', []);
     pyroutes.register('repo_maintenance', '/%(repo_name)s/maintenance', ['repo_name']);
     pyroutes.register('repo_maintenance_execute', '/%(repo_name)s/maintenance/execute', ['repo_name']);
     pyroutes.register('strip', '/%(repo_name)s/strip', ['repo_name']);
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
                     query.callback({results: cachedData.results});
                 } else {
                     $.ajax({
-                        url: "${h.url('goto_switcher_data')}",
+                        url: pyroutes.url('goto_switcher_data'),
                         data: {'query': query.term},
                         dataType: 'json',
                         type: 'GET',
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_home.py b/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_home.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_home.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_home.py
@@ -18,20 +18,17 @@
 # RhodeCode Enterprise Edition, including its added features, Support services,
 # and proprietary license terms, please see https://rhodecode.com/licenses/
 
-import json
 
-from mock import patch
 import pytest
 from pylons import tmpl_context as c
 
 import rhodecode
-from rhodecode.lib.utils import map_groups
-from rhodecode.model.db import Repository, User, RepoGroup
+from rhodecode.model.db import Repository, User
 from rhodecode.model.meta import Session
 from rhodecode.model.repo import RepoModel
 from rhodecode.model.repo_group import RepoGroupModel
 from rhodecode.model.settings import SettingsModel
-from rhodecode.tests import TestController, url, TEST_USER_ADMIN_LOGIN
+from rhodecode.tests import TestController, url
 from rhodecode.tests.fixture import Fixture
 
 
@@ -130,128 +127,3 @@ class TestHomeController(TestController)
             response.mustcontain(version_string)
         if state is False:
             response.mustcontain(no=[version_string])
-
-
-def assert_and_get_content(result):
-    repos = []
-    groups = []
-    commits = []
-    for data in result:
-        for data_item in data['children']:
-            assert data_item['id']
-            assert data_item['text']
-            assert data_item['url']
-            if data_item['type'] == 'repo':
-                repos.append(data_item)
-            elif data_item['type'] == 'group':
-                groups.append(data_item)
-            elif data_item['type'] == 'commit':
-                commits.append(data_item)
-            else:
-                raise Exception('invalid type %s' % data_item['type'])
-
-    return repos, groups, commits
-
-
-class TestGotoSwitcherData(TestController):
-    required_repos_with_groups = [
-        'abc',
-        'abc-fork',
-        'forks/abcd',
-        'abcd',
-        'abcde',
-        'a/abc',
-        'aa/abc',
-        'aaa/abc',
-        'aaaa/abc',
-        'repos_abc/aaa/abc',
-        'abc_repos/abc',
-        'abc_repos/abcd',
-        'xxx/xyz',
-        'forked-abc/a/abc'
-    ]
-
-    @pytest.fixture(autouse=True, scope='class')
-    def prepare(self, request, pylonsapp):
-        for repo_and_group in self.required_repos_with_groups:
-            # create structure of groups and return the last group
-
-            repo_group = map_groups(repo_and_group)
-
-            RepoModel()._create_repo(
-                repo_and_group, 'hg', 'test-ac', TEST_USER_ADMIN_LOGIN,
-                repo_group=getattr(repo_group, 'group_id', None))
-
-            Session().commit()
-
-        request.addfinalizer(self.cleanup)
-
-    def cleanup(self):
-        # first delete all repos
-        for repo_and_groups in self.required_repos_with_groups:
-            repo = Repository.get_by_repo_name(repo_and_groups)
-            if repo:
-                RepoModel().delete(repo)
-                Session().commit()
-
-        # then delete all empty groups
-        for repo_and_groups in self.required_repos_with_groups:
-            if '/' in repo_and_groups:
-                r_group = repo_and_groups.rsplit('/', 1)[0]
-                repo_group = RepoGroup.get_by_group_name(r_group)
-                if not repo_group:
-                    continue
-                parents = repo_group.parents
-                RepoGroupModel().delete(repo_group, force_delete=True)
-                Session().commit()
-
-                for el in reversed(parents):
-                    RepoGroupModel().delete(el, force_delete=True)
-                    Session().commit()
-
-    def test_returns_list_of_repos_and_groups(self):
-        self.log_user()
-
-        response = self.app.get(
-            url(controller='home', action='goto_switcher_data'),
-            headers={'X-REQUESTED-WITH': 'XMLHttpRequest', }, status=200)
-        result = json.loads(response.body)['results']
-
-        repos, groups, commits = assert_and_get_content(result)
-
-        assert len(repos) == len(Repository.get_all())
-        assert len(groups) == len(RepoGroup.get_all())
-        assert len(commits) == 0
-
-    def test_returns_list_of_repos_and_groups_filtered(self):
-        self.log_user()
-
-        response = self.app.get(
-            url(controller='home', action='goto_switcher_data'),
-            headers={'X-REQUESTED-WITH': 'XMLHttpRequest', },
-            params={'query': 'abc'}, status=200)
-        result = json.loads(response.body)['results']
-
-        repos, groups, commits = assert_and_get_content(result)
-
-        assert len(repos) == 13
-        assert len(groups) == 5
-        assert len(commits) == 0
-
-    def test_returns_list_of_properly_sorted_and_filtered(self):
-        self.log_user()
-
-        response = self.app.get(
-            url(controller='home', action='goto_switcher_data'),
-            headers={'X-REQUESTED-WITH': 'XMLHttpRequest', },
-            params={'query': 'abc'}, status=200)
-        result = json.loads(response.body)['results']
-
-        repos, groups, commits = assert_and_get_content(result)
-
-        test_repos = [x['text'] for x in repos[:4]]
-        assert ['abc', 'abcd', 'a/abc', 'abcde'] == test_repos
-
-        test_groups = [x['text'] for x in groups[:4]]
-        assert ['abc_repos', 'repos_abc',
-                'forked-abc', 'forked-abc/a'] == test_groups