diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/commandline/lists/load-challenge.ts b/frontend/src/ts/commandline/lists/load-challenge.ts
index f938047ff..09c893459 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/commandline/lists/load-challenge.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/commandline/lists/load-challenge.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { navigate } from "../../observables/navigate-event";
+import { navigate } from "../../controllers/route-controller";
 import * as ChallengeController from "../../controllers/challenge-controller";
 import * as TestLogic from "../../test/test-logic";
 import { capitalizeFirstLetterOfEachWord } from "../../utils/misc";
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/commandline/lists/navigation.ts b/frontend/src/ts/commandline/lists/navigation.ts
index cf6223b07..8f2e22369 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/commandline/lists/navigation.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/commandline/lists/navigation.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { navigate } from "../../observables/navigate-event";
+import { navigate } from "../../controllers/route-controller";
 import { toggleFullscreen } from "../../utils/misc";
 
 const commands: MonkeyTypes.Command[] = [
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/account-controller.ts b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/account-controller.ts
index a56ae49b0..3e99f1429 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/account-controller.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/account-controller.ts
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ import {
   hideFavoriteQuoteLength,
   showFavoriteQuoteLength,
 } from "../test/test-config";
-import { navigate } from "../observables/navigate-event";
 import { update as updateTagsCommands } from "../commandline/lists/tags";
 import * as ConnectionState from "../states/connection";
+import { navigate } from "./route-controller";
 
 let signedOutThisSession = false;
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts
index 2fa9a3cc1..dca35f002 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ import * as TestInput from "../test/test-input";
 import * as TestWords from "../test/test-words";
 import * as Hangul from "hangul-js";
 import * as CustomTextState from "../states/custom-text-name";
-import { navigate } from "../observables/navigate-event";
 import * as FunboxList from "../test/funbox/funbox-list";
 import * as Settings from "../pages/settings";
 import * as KeymapEvent from "../observables/keymap-event";
 import { IgnoredKeys } from "../constants/ignored-keys";
 import { ModifierKeys } from "../constants/modifier-keys";
+import { navigate } from "./route-controller";
 
 let dontInsertSpace = false;
 let correctShiftUsed = true;
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/page-controller.ts b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/page-controller.ts
index 074d4293d..96c2dad42 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/page-controller.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/page-controller.ts
@@ -10,14 +10,13 @@ import * as PageProfile from "../pages/profile";
 import * as PageProfileSearch from "../pages/profile-search";
 import * as Page404 from "../pages/404";
 import * as PageTransition from "../states/page-transition";
-import type Page from "../pages/page";
 import * as AdController from "../controllers/ad-controller";
 import * as Focus from "../test/focus";
 
 interface ChangeOptions {
   force?: boolean;
   params?: { [key: string]: string };
-  data?: any;
+  data?: unknown;
 }
 
 export async function change(
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ export async function change(
       console.log(`changing page ${pageName}`);
     }
 
-    const pages: Record<MonkeyTypes.PageName, Page> = {
+    const pages = {
       loading: PageLoading.page,
       test: PageTest.page,
       settings: Settings.page,
@@ -80,6 +79,7 @@ export async function change(
         previousPage?.afterHide();
         await nextPage?.beforeShow({
           params: options.params,
+          // @ts-expect-error
           data: options.data,
         });
       }
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/profile-search-controller.ts b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/profile-search-controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a21491b0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/profile-search-controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { InputIndicator } from "../elements/input-indicator";
+import { sleep } from "../utils/misc";
+import Ape from "../ape";
+import { navigate } from "../controllers/route-controller";
+import * as Skeleton from "../popups/skeleton";
+
+const searchIndicator = new InputIndicator(
+  $(".page.pageProfileSearch .search input"),
+  {
+    notFound: {
+      icon: "fa-user-slash",
+      level: -1,
+    },
+    error: {
+      icon: "fa-times",
+      level: -1,
+    },
+    checking: {
+      icon: "fa-circle-notch",
+      spinIcon: true,
+      level: 1,
+    },
+  }
+);
+
+function disableInputs(): void {
+  $(".page.pageProfileSearch .search .button").addClass("disabled");
+  $(".page.pageProfileSearch .search input").attr("disabled", "disabled");
+}
+
+function enableInputs(): void {
+  $(".page.pageProfileSearch .search .button").removeClass("disabled");
+  $(".page.pageProfileSearch .search input").removeAttr("disabled");
+}
+
+function areInputsDisabled(): boolean {
+  return (
+    $(".page.pageProfileSearch .search input").attr("disabled") !== undefined
+  );
+}
+
+async function lookupProfile(): Promise<void> {
+  searchIndicator.hide();
+  const name = $(".page.pageProfileSearch .search input").val() as string;
+  if (name === "") return;
+
+  searchIndicator.show("checking");
+  disableInputs();
+
+  await sleep(500);
+
+  const response = await Ape.users.getProfileByName(name);
+  enableInputs();
+  if (response.status === 404) {
+    searchIndicator.show("notFound", "User not found");
+    return;
+  } else if (response.status !== 200) {
+    searchIndicator.show("error", `Error: ${response.message}`);
+    return;
+  }
+  searchIndicator.hide();
+  navigate(`/profile/${name}`, {
+    data: response.data,
+  });
+}
+
+$(".page.pageProfileSearch .search input").on("keyup", (e) => {
+  if (e.key === "Enter" && !areInputsDisabled()) lookupProfile();
+});
+
+$(".page.pageProfileSearch .search .button").on("click", () => {
+  if (areInputsDisabled()) return;
+  lookupProfile();
+});
+
+Skeleton.save("pageProfileSearch");
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/route-controller.ts b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/route-controller.ts
index d04a7e803..48157b643 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/route-controller.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/route-controller.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import * as PageController from "./page-controller";
 import * as Leaderboards from "../elements/leaderboards";
 import * as TestUI from "../test/test-ui";
 import * as PageTransition from "../states/page-transition";
-import * as NavigateEvent from "../observables/navigate-event";
 import { Auth } from "../firebase";
 
 //source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OstALBk-jTc
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ import { Auth } from "../firebase";
 //this will be used in tribe
 interface NavigateOptions {
   empty?: boolean;
-  data?: any;
+  data?: unknown;
 }
 
 function pathToRegex(path: string): RegExp {
@@ -84,11 +83,11 @@ const routes: Route[] = [
     path: "/login",
     load: (): void => {
       if (!Auth) {
-        nav("/");
+        navigate("/");
         return;
       }
       if (Auth.currentUser) {
-        nav("/account");
+        navigate("/account");
         return;
       }
       PageController.change("login");
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ const routes: Route[] = [
     path: "/account",
     load: (_params, options): void => {
       if (!Auth) {
-        nav("/");
+        navigate("/");
         return;
       }
       PageController.change("account", {
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ const routes: Route[] = [
   },
 ];
 
-function nav(
+export function navigate(
   url = window.location.pathname + window.location.search,
   options = {} as NavigateOptions
 ): void {
@@ -173,19 +172,15 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
     const target = e?.target as HTMLLinkElement;
     if (target.matches("[router-link]") && target?.href) {
       e.preventDefault();
-      nav(target.href);
+      navigate(target.href);
     }
   });
 });
 
 $("#top .logo").on("click", () => {
-  nav("/");
+  navigate("/");
 });
 
 $("#popups").on("click", "#leaderboards a.entryName", () => {
   Leaderboards.hide();
 });
-
-NavigateEvent.subscribe((url, options) => {
-  nav(url, options);
-});
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/elements/profile.ts b/frontend/src/ts/elements/profile.ts
index 00d29d6a5..8db9e6a8e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/elements/profile.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/elements/profile.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import formatDistanceToNowStrict from "date-fns/formatDistanceToNowStrict";
 
 type ProfileViewPaths = "profile" | "account";
 
-interface ProfileData extends MonkeyTypes.Snapshot {
+export interface ProfileData extends MonkeyTypes.Snapshot {
   allTimeLbs: MonkeyTypes.LeaderboardMemory;
   uid: string;
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/index.ts b/frontend/src/ts/index.ts
index 59ed23e84..e56b5b3c0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/index.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import { egVideoListener } from "./popups/video-ad-popup";
 import "./states/connection";
 import "./test/tts";
 import "./elements/fps-counter";
+import "./controllers/profile-search-controller";
 
 type ExtendedGlobal = typeof globalThis & MonkeyTypes.Global;
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/observables/navigate-event.ts b/frontend/src/ts/observables/navigate-event.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e427b512a..000000000
--- a/frontend/src/ts/observables/navigate-event.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-type SubscribeFunction = (url?: string, options?: NavigateOptions) => void;
-
-const subscribers: SubscribeFunction[] = [];
-
-export function subscribe(fn: SubscribeFunction): void {
-  subscribers.push(fn);
-}
-
-interface NavigateOptions {
-  empty?: boolean;
-  data?: any;
-}
-
-export function navigate(url?: string, options?: NavigateOptions): void {
-  subscribers.forEach((fn) => {
-    try {
-      fn(url, options);
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.error("Navigate event subscriber threw an error");
-      console.error(e);
-    }
-  });
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/pages/page.ts b/frontend/src/ts/pages/page.ts
index 509e46c52..3bf97d552 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/pages/page.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/pages/page.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-interface Options {
+interface Options<T> {
   params?: Record<string, string>;
-  data?: any;
+  data?: T;
 }
 
-export default class Page {
+export default class Page<T> {
   public name: MonkeyTypes.PageName;
   public element: JQuery;
   public pathname: string;
   public beforeHide: () => Promise<void>;
   public afterHide: () => Promise<void>;
-  public beforeShow: (options: Options) => Promise<void>;
+  public beforeShow: (options: Options<T>) => Promise<void>;
   public afterShow: () => Promise<void>;
   constructor(
     name: MonkeyTypes.PageName,
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default class Page {
     pathname: string,
     beforeHide: () => Promise<void>,
     afterHide: () => Promise<void>,
-    beforeShow: (options: Options) => Promise<void>,
+    beforeShow: (options: Options<T>) => Promise<void>,
     afterShow: () => Promise<void>
   ) {
     this.name = name;
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/pages/profile-search.ts b/frontend/src/ts/pages/profile-search.ts
index caf845b6b..71e3f2489 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/pages/profile-search.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/pages/profile-search.ts
@@ -1,78 +1,6 @@
 import Page from "./page";
-import { InputIndicator } from "../elements/input-indicator";
-import { sleep } from "../utils/misc";
-import Ape from "../ape";
-import { navigate } from "../observables/navigate-event";
 import * as Skeleton from "../popups/skeleton";
 
-const searchIndicator = new InputIndicator(
-  $(".page.pageProfileSearch .search input"),
-  {
-    notFound: {
-      icon: "fa-user-slash",
-      level: -1,
-    },
-    error: {
-      icon: "fa-times",
-      level: -1,
-    },
-    checking: {
-      icon: "fa-circle-notch",
-      spinIcon: true,
-      level: 1,
-    },
-  }
-);
-
-function disableInputs(): void {
-  $(".page.pageProfileSearch .search .button").addClass("disabled");
-  $(".page.pageProfileSearch .search input").attr("disabled", "disabled");
-}
-
-function enableInputs(): void {
-  $(".page.pageProfileSearch .search .button").removeClass("disabled");
-  $(".page.pageProfileSearch .search input").removeAttr("disabled");
-}
-
-function areInputsDisabled(): boolean {
-  return (
-    $(".page.pageProfileSearch .search input").attr("disabled") !== undefined
-  );
-}
-
-async function lookupProfile(): Promise<void> {
-  searchIndicator.hide();
-  const name = $(".page.pageProfileSearch .search input").val() as string;
-  if (name === "") return;
-
-  searchIndicator.show("checking");
-  disableInputs();
-
-  await sleep(500);
-
-  const response = await Ape.users.getProfileByName(name);
-  enableInputs();
-  if (response.status === 404) {
-    searchIndicator.show("notFound", "User not found");
-    return;
-  } else if (response.status !== 200) {
-    searchIndicator.show("error", `Error: ${response.message}`);
-    return;
-  }
-  navigate(`/profile/${name}`, {
-    data: response.data,
-  });
-}
-
-$(".page.pageProfileSearch .search input").on("keyup", (e) => {
-  if (e.key === "Enter" && !areInputsDisabled()) lookupProfile();
-});
-
-$(".page.pageProfileSearch .search .button").on("click", () => {
-  if (areInputsDisabled()) return;
-  lookupProfile();
-});
-
 export const page = new Page(
   "profileSearch",
   $(".page.pageProfileSearch"),
@@ -86,11 +14,8 @@ export const page = new Page(
   async () => {
     Skeleton.append("pageProfileSearch", "middle");
     $(".page.pageProfileSearch input").val("");
-    searchIndicator.hide();
   },
   async () => {
     $(".page.pageProfileSearch input").focus();
   }
 );
-
-Skeleton.save("pageProfileSearch");
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/pages/profile.ts b/frontend/src/ts/pages/profile.ts
index 67aabdb36..abc1bc2be 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/pages/profile.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/pages/profile.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ function reset(): void {
 
 interface UpdateOptions {
   uidOrName?: string;
-  data?: any;
+  data?: undefined | Profile.ProfileData;
 }
 
 async function update(options: UpdateOptions): Promise<void> {
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ $(".page.pageProfile").on("click", ".profile .userReportButton", () => {
   UserReportPopup.show({ uid, name });
 });
 
-export const page = new Page(
+export const page = new Page<undefined | Profile.ProfileData>(
   "profile",
   $(".page.pageProfile"),
   "/profile",
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ export const page = new Page(
       reset();
       update({
         uidOrName,
-        data: options?.["data"],
+        data: options?.data,
       });
     } else {
       $(".page.pageProfile .preloader").addClass("hidden");