diff --git a/static/directives/repo-breadcrumb.html b/static/directives/repo-breadcrumb.html
index 6694d58ca..b7546c033 100644
--- a/static/directives/repo-breadcrumb.html
+++ b/static/directives/repo-breadcrumb.html
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 <span class="repo-breadcrumb-element">
   <span ng-show="!image">
-    <span class="crumb" ng-click="showNamespace()">{{repo.namespace}}</span> 
+    <span class="crumb">
+      <a href="{{ '/repository/?namespace=' + repo.namespace }}">{{repo.namespace}}</a>
+    </span>
     <span class="current">{{repo.name}}</span>
   </span>
   <span ng-show="image">
-    <span class="crumb" ng-click="showNamespace()">{{repo.namespace}}</span>
+    <span class="crumb">
+      <a href="{{ '/repository/?namespace=' + repo.namespace }}">{{repo.namespace}}</a>
+    </span>
     <span class="crumb"><a href="{{ '/repository/' + repo.namespace + '/' + repo.name }}">{{repo.name}}</a></span>
     <span class="current">{{image.id.substr(0, 12)}}</span>
   </span>
diff --git a/static/js/app.js b/static/js/app.js
index 8d7d08231..cf48945bd 100644
--- a/static/js/app.js
+++ b/static/js/app.js
@@ -874,15 +874,7 @@ quayApp.directive('repoBreadcrumb', function () {
       'repo': '=repo',
       'image': '=image'
     },
-      controller: function($scope, $element, $location, UserService, CookieService) {
-      $scope.showNamespace = function() {
-        var namespace = $scope.repo.namespace || '';
-        if (UserService.isKnownNamespace(namespace)) {
-          CookieService.putPermanent('quay.namespace', namespace);
-        }
-
-        $location.path('/repository/');
-      };
+    controller: function($scope, $element) {     
     }
   };
   return directiveDefinitionObject;