diff --git a/client/components/App.vue b/client/components/App.vue
index 12f35ecb..bc1642c3 100644
--- a/client/components/App.vue
+++ b/client/components/App.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	<div id="viewport" :class="viewportClasses" role="tablist">
 		<Sidebar :overlay="$refs.overlay" />
 		<div id="sidebar-overlay" ref="overlay" @click="$root.setSidebar(false)" />
-		<article v-if="$root.initialized" id="windows">
+		<article id="windows">
 			<router-view></router-view>
 		</article>
 		<ImageViewer ref="imageViewer" />
diff --git a/client/js/router.js b/client/js/router.js
index 3a1d16b2..f0a0eca6 100644
--- a/client/js/router.js
+++ b/client/js/router.js
@@ -24,6 +24,38 @@ const router = new VueRouter({
 				windowName: "SignIn",
 			},
 		},
+	],
+});
+
+router.afterEach((to) => {
+	if (!router.app.initialized) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	router.app.closeSidebarIfNeeded();
+
+	if (!to.meta.isChat) {
+		// Navigating out of a chat window
+		store.commit("activeWindow", to.meta.windowName);
+
+		if (store.state.activeChannel && store.state.activeChannel.channel) {
+			router.app.switchOutOfChannel(store.state.activeChannel.channel);
+		}
+
+		store.commit("activeChannel", null);
+	}
+});
+
+function initialize() {
+	router.addRoutes([
+		{
+			path: "/sign-in",
+			component: SignIn,
+			meta: {
+				isChat: false,
+				windowName: "SignIn",
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			path: "/connect",
 			component: Connect,
@@ -72,26 +104,10 @@ const router = new VueRouter({
 				windowName: "RoutedChat",
 			},
 		},
-	],
-});
+	]);
+}
 
-router.afterEach((to) => {
-	if (!router.app.initialized) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	router.app.closeSidebarIfNeeded();
-
-	if (!to.meta.isChat) {
-		// Navigating out of a chat window
-		store.commit("activeWindow", to.meta.windowName);
-
-		if (store.state.activeChannel && store.state.activeChannel.channel) {
-			router.app.switchOutOfChannel(store.state.activeChannel.channel);
-		}
-
-		store.commit("activeChannel", null);
-	}
-});
-
-export default router;
+module.exports = {
+	initialize,
+	router,
+};
diff --git a/client/js/socket-events/init.js b/client/js/socket-events/init.js
index 232c6365..f126de3f 100644
--- a/client/js/socket-events/init.js
+++ b/client/js/socket-events/init.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const sidebar = $("#sidebar");
 const storage = require("../localStorage");
 const constants = require("../constants");
 const {vueApp, initChannel} = require("../vue");
+const router = require("../router");
 const store = require("../store").default;
 
 socket.on("init", function(data) {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ socket.on("init", function(data) {
 	store.commit("currentUserVisibleError", null);
 
 	if (!vueApp.initialized) {
+		router.initialize();
 		vueApp.onSocketInit();
 
 		if (data.token) {
diff --git a/client/js/vue.js b/client/js/vue.js
index 65e55190..0c11edd8 100644
--- a/client/js/vue.js
+++ b/client/js/vue.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const localetime = require("./libs/handlebars/localetime");
 const friendlysize = require("./libs/handlebars/friendlysize");
 const colorClass = require("./libs/handlebars/colorClass");
 const storage = require("./localStorage");
-const router = require("./router").default;
+const {router} = require("./router");
 const constants = require("./constants");
 
 Vue.filter("localetime", localetime);