diff --git a/app/views/shared/_left_menu_bar.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_left_menu_bar.html.erb
index e76629ed1..0efc9d2f7 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_left_menu_bar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_left_menu_bar.html.erb
@@ -1,42 +1,42 @@
 <div id="left-menu-bar" class="menu-bar">
   <ul class="nav">
     <li class="<%= "active" if projects_are_selected? %>">
-      <a id="projects-link" class="toggle-sidebar-link" title="<%= t('left_menu_bar.projects') %>" href="<%= projects_path %>">
+      <%= link_to projects_path, id: "projects-link", class: "toggle-sidebar-link", title: t('left_menu_bar.projects') do %>
         <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"></span>
         <span><%= t('left_menu_bar.projects') %></span>
-      </a>
+      <% end %>
     </li>
     <li class="<%= "active" if repositories_are_selected? %>">
-      <a id="repositories-link" title="<%= t('left_menu_bar.repositories') %>" href="<%= team_repositories_path current_team %>">
+      <%= link_to team_repositories_path(current_team), id: "repositories-link", title: t('left_menu_bar.repositories') do %>
         <span class="fa fa-cubes" aria-hidden="true"></span>
         <span><%= t('left_menu_bar.repositories') %></span>
-      </a>
+      <% end %>
     </li>
     <li class="<%= "active" if templates_are_selected? %>">
-      <a id="templates-link" title="<%= t('left_menu_bar.templates') %>" href="<%= protocols_path %>">
+      <%= link_to protocols_path, id: "templates-link", title: t('left_menu_bar.templates') do %>
         <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-list-alt"></span>
         <span><%= t('left_menu_bar.templates') %></span>
-      </a>
+      <% end %>
     </li>
     <li class="<%= "active" if reports_are_selected? %>">
-      <a id="reports-link" title="<%= t('left_menu_bar.reports') %>" href="#">
+      <%= link_to "#", id: "reports-link", title: t('left_menu_bar.reports') do %>
         <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-indent-left"></span>
         <span><%= t('left_menu_bar.reports') %></span>
-      </a>
+      <% end %>
     </li>
     <li class="<%= "active" if settings_are_selected? %>">
-      <a id="settings-link" title="<%= t('left_menu_bar.settings') %>" href="<%= edit_user_registration_path %>">
+      <%= link_to edit_user_registration_path, id: "settings-link", title: t('left_menu_bar.settings') do %>
         <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-cog"></span>
         <span><%= t('left_menu_bar.settings') %></span>
-      </a>
+      <% end %>
     </li>
   </ul>
   <ul class="nav nav-bottom">
     <li class="<%= "active" if activities_are_selected? %>">
-      <a id="activities-link" title="<%= t('left_menu_bar.activities') %>" href="<%= activities_path %>">
+      <%= link_to activities_path, id: "activities-link", title: t('left_menu_bar.activities') do %>
         <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-equalizer"></span>
         <span><%= t('left_menu_bar.activities') %></span>
-      </a>
+      <% end %>
     </li>
     <li class="<%= "active" if help_is_selected? %>">
       <a id="activities-link" title="<%= t('left_menu_bar.help') %>" href="#">