diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index d8bec271a..d3ca509fb 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ gem "entypo-rails", "3.0.0"
 
 gem "handlebars_assets", "0.23.9"
 gem "jquery-rails",      "4.4.0"
-gem "js-routes",         "1.4.14"
+gem "js-routes",         "2.1.2"
 gem "js_image_paths",    "0.1.1"
 
 source "https://gems.diasporafoundation.org" do
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index ba1b9c067..413c70ca8 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ GEM
       rails-dom-testing (>= 1, < 3)
       railties (>= 4.2.0)
       thor (>= 0.14, < 2.0)
-    js-routes (1.4.14)
+    js-routes (2.1.2)
       railties (>= 4)
     js_image_paths (0.1.1)
       rails (>= 4.0, < 6.0)
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   jasmine (= 3.10.0)
   jasmine-jquery-rails (= 2.0.3)
   jquery-rails (= 4.4.0)
-  js-routes (= 1.4.14)
+  js-routes (= 2.1.2)
   js_image_paths (= 0.1.1)
   json (= 2.3.0)
   json-schema (= 2.8.1)
diff --git a/config/initializers/jsroutes.rb b/config/initializers/jsroutes.rb
index e82bf7125..8e6f5176f 100644
--- a/config/initializers/jsroutes.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/jsroutes.rb
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
 JsRoutes.setup do |config|
   config.camel_case = true
   config.compact = true
+  config.module_type = nil
+  config.namespace = "Routes"
 end