diff --git a/src/components/AddressBar.astro b/src/components/AddressBar.astro
index 3bb20d2..608cf48 100644
--- a/src/components/AddressBar.astro
+++ b/src/components/AddressBar.astro
@@ -56,10 +56,20 @@ const { url } = Astro.props;
 </div>
 
 <script>
+  import { deserialize } from "@ayco/astro-resume";
+  import type { AppConfig } from "../pages/index.astro";
+  import { renderPost } from "../utils/library";
   const backLink = document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>("#app-back");
   const submitBtn = document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>("#submit");
   const urlInput = document.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>("#app-url");
   const settings = document.querySelector<HTMLDivElement>("#app-settings");
+  const homeLink = document.querySelector<HTMLAnchorElement>("#app-home");
+  const { routerOutlet } = deserialize<AppConfig>('app-config');
+
+  homeLink?.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    renderPost(null, '/', routerOutlet)
+  })
 
   // if js is enabled, show the back and settings button
   backLink?.setAttribute("style", "display: block");
diff --git a/src/components/Library.astro b/src/components/Library.astro
index 87c6e6f..dc9c7ef 100644
--- a/src/components/Library.astro
+++ b/src/components/Library.astro
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
 import Serialize from '@ayco/astro-resume';
 export interface Props {
-  routerOutlet: string,
   skipSave?: boolean
 }
 ---
@@ -14,7 +13,8 @@ export interface Props {
 
 <script>
   import {deserialize} from '@ayco/astro-resume';
-  import {Props} from './Library.astro';
+  import type { Props } from './Library.astro';
+  import type { AppConfig } from '../pages/index.astro';
   import { getPostCard, renderPost } from '../utils/library'
   const cache = await caches.open('cozy-reader');
   let url= new URL(window.location.href);
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ export interface Props {
     url = new URL(`${url.origin}/?url=${urlParam}`);
   }
   const response = await cache.match(url);
-  const {routerOutlet, skipSave} = deserialize<Props>('preferences');
+  const { skipSave } = deserialize<Props>('preferences');
+  const { routerOutlet } = deserialize<AppConfig>('app-config');
   const includesAppURL = urlParam?.includes(window.location.origin)
 
   if (!response && !skipSave && !includesAppURL) {
diff --git a/src/pages/index.astro b/src/pages/index.astro
index babd367..3fe09d4 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+import Serialize from "@ayco/astro-resume";
 import { ArticleData, extract } from "@extractus/article-extractor";
 import AddressBar from "../components/AddressBar.astro";
 import Post from "../components/Post.astro";
@@ -6,6 +7,11 @@ import Layout from "../layouts/Layout.astro";
 import Library from "../components/Library.astro";
 import Footer from "../components/Footer.astro";
 
+const appConfig = {
+  routerOutlet: 'router-outlet',
+};
+export type AppConfig = typeof appConfig;
+
 let url = Astro.url.searchParams.get('url');
 let article: ArticleData | null = {url: '/'};
 
@@ -20,13 +26,14 @@ if (url)
     article = null;
   }
 
-const routerOutletID = "router-outlet";
 ---
 <Layout article={article}>
     <AddressBar url={url} />
-    <div slot="post" id={routerOutletID}>
+    <div slot="post" id={appConfig.routerOutlet}>
       <Post article={article} />
     </div>
-    <Library slot="library" skipSave={article === null} routerOutlet={routerOutletID}/>
+    <Library slot="library" skipSave={article === null} />
     <Footer slot="footer" />
 </Layout>
+
+<Serialize id="app-config" data={appConfig} />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/utils/library.ts b/src/utils/library.ts
index 23d9d67..a666610 100644
--- a/src/utils/library.ts
+++ b/src/utils/library.ts
@@ -47,16 +47,24 @@ export function getPostCard(html: HTMLHtmlElement) {
   return postCard;
 }
 
-export function renderPost(responseText, url, postDivSelector: string, preventPushState = false) {
+export function renderPost(responseText: string | null, url, postDivSelector: string, preventPushState = false) {
   const postDiv = document.querySelector<HTMLDivElement>(`#${postDivSelector}`);
-  const html = document.createElement('html');
-  html.innerHTML = responseText;
-  const newPost = html.querySelector('body')?.querySelector('#post');
-  if (postDiv && newPost?.innerHTML) {
-    postDiv.innerHTML = newPost.innerHTML
+  let postText = '';
+  let cozyUrl = '/';
+  let cozyTitle = 'Cozy';
+  if (responseText) {
+    const html = document.createElement('html');
+    html.innerHTML = responseText;
+    const newPost = html.querySelector('body')?.querySelector('#post');
+    postText = newPost?.innerHTML || '';
+    cozyUrl = html.querySelector('meta[property="cozy:url"]')?.getAttribute('content') ?? '/';
+    cozyTitle = `${getCozyTitle(html)} | Cozy`;
+  }
+
+  if (postDiv) {
+    postDiv.innerHTML = postText;
 
     const appUrl = document.getElementById('app-url') as HTMLInputElement;
-    const cozyUrl = html.querySelector('meta[property="cozy:url"]')?.getAttribute('content');
     const homeBtn = document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('#app-home');
     const backBtn = document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('#app-back');
     const submitBtn = document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('#app-submit');
@@ -65,7 +73,7 @@ export function renderPost(responseText, url, postDivSelector: string, preventPu
       backBtn?.removeAttribute('disabled');
       submitBtn?.removeAttribute('disabled');
       homeBtn?.removeAttribute('disabled');
-      document.title = `${getCozyTitle(html)} | Cozy`;
+      document.title = cozyTitle;
     } else {
       appUrl.value = '';
       backBtn?.setAttribute('disabled', 'true');