diff --git a/components/com_contact/router.php b/components/com_contact/router.php
index 5b971ea00b066..d2762055b287a 100644
--- a/components/com_contact/router.php
+++ b/components/com_contact/router.php
@@ -71,20 +71,18 @@ public function getCategorySegment($id, $query)
 
 		if ($category)
 		{
+			$path = array_reverse($category->getPath(), true);
+			$path[0] = '1:root';
+
 			if ($this->noIDs)
 			{
-				$path = array_reverse($category->getPath(), true);
 				foreach ($path as &$segment)
 				{
 					list($id, $segment) = explode(':', $segment, 2);
 				}
-
-				return $path;
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				return array_reverse($category->getPath(), true);
 			}
+
+			return $path;
 		}
 
 		return array();
@@ -113,25 +111,23 @@ public function getCategoriesSegment($id, $query)
 	 */
 	public function getContactSegment($id, $query)
 	{
+		if (!strpos($id, ':'))
+		{
+			$db = JFactory::getDbo();
+			$dbquery = $db->getQuery(true);
+			$dbquery->select($dbquery->qn('alias'))
+				->from($dbquery->qn('#__contact_details'))
+				->where('id = ' . $dbquery->q((int) $id));
+			$db->setQuery($dbquery);
+
+			$id .= ':' . $db->loadResult();
+		}
+
 		if ($this->noIDs)
 		{
-			if (strpos($id, ':'))
-			{
-				list($void, $segment) = explode(':', $id, 2);
+			list($void, $segment) = explode(':', $id, 2);
 
-				return array($void => $segment);
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				$db = JFactory::getDbo();
-				$dbquery = $db->getQuery(true);
-				$dbquery->select($dbquery->qn('alias'))
-					->from($dbquery->qn('#__contact_details'))
-					->where('id = ' . $dbquery->q((int) $id));
-				$db->setQuery($dbquery);
-
-				return array($id => $id . ':' . $db->loadResult());
-			}
+			return array($void => $segment);
 		}
 
 		return array((int) $id => $id);
diff --git a/components/com_content/router.php b/components/com_content/router.php
index 26be5f9b13218..cfae32d20805a 100644
--- a/components/com_content/router.php
+++ b/components/com_content/router.php
@@ -73,20 +73,18 @@ public function getCategorySegment($id, $query)
 
 		if ($category)
 		{
+			$path = array_reverse($category->getPath(), true);
+			$path[0] = '1:root';
+
 			if ($this->noIDs)
 			{
-				$path = array_reverse($category->getPath(), true);
 				foreach ($path as &$segment)
 				{
 					list($id, $segment) = explode(':', $segment, 2);
 				}
-
-				return $path;
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				return array_reverse($category->getPath(), true);
 			}
+
+			return $path;
 		}
 
 		return array();
@@ -115,25 +113,23 @@ public function getCategoriesSegment($id, $query)
 	 */
 	public function getArticleSegment($id, $query)
 	{
-		if ($this->noIDs)
+		if (!strpos($id, ':'))
 		{
-			if (strpos($id, ':'))
-			{
-				list($void, $segment) = explode(':', $id, 2);
+			$db = JFactory::getDbo();
+			$dbquery = $db->getQuery(true);
+			$dbquery->select($dbquery->qn('alias'))
+				->from($dbquery->qn('#__content'))
+				->where('id = ' . $dbquery->q($id));
+			$db->setQuery($dbquery);
 
-				return array($void => $segment);
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				$db = JFactory::getDbo();
-				$dbquery = $db->getQuery(true);
-				$dbquery->select($dbquery->qn('alias'))
-					->from($dbquery->qn('#__content'))
-					->where('id = ' . $dbquery->q($id));
-				$db->setQuery($dbquery);
+			$id .= ':' . $db->loadResult();
+		}
 
-				return array($id => $id . ':' . $db->loadResult());
-			}
+		if ($this->noIDs)
+		{
+			list($void, $segment) = explode(':', $id, 2);
+
+			return array($void => $segment);
 		}
 
 		return array((int) $id => $id);
diff --git a/components/com_newsfeeds/router.php b/components/com_newsfeeds/router.php
index 86a3008e9bb06..2a074f60aa315 100644
--- a/components/com_newsfeeds/router.php
+++ b/components/com_newsfeeds/router.php
@@ -69,20 +69,18 @@ public function getCategorySegment($id, $query)
 		$category = JCategories::getInstance($this->getName())->get($id);
 		if ($category)
 		{
+			$path = array_reverse($category->getPath(), true);
+			$path[0] = '1:root';
+
 			if ($this->noIDs)
 			{
-				$path = array_reverse($category->getPath(), true);
 				foreach ($path as &$segment)
 				{
 					list($id, $segment) = explode(':', $segment, 2);
 				}
-
-				return $path;
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				return array_reverse($category->getPath(), true);
 			}
+
+			return $path;
 		}
 
 		return array();
@@ -111,25 +109,23 @@ public function getCategoriesSegment($id, $query)
 	 */
 	public function getNewsfeedSegment($id, $query)
 	{
+		if (!strpos($id, ':'))
+		{
+			$db = JFactory::getDbo();
+			$dbquery = $db->getQuery(true);
+			$dbquery->select($dbquery->qn('alias'))
+				->from($dbquery->qn('#__newsfeeds'))
+				->where('id = ' . $dbquery->q((int) $id));
+			$db->setQuery($dbquery);
+
+			$id .= ':' . $db->loadResult();
+		}
+
 		if ($this->noIDs)
 		{
-			if (strpos($id, ':'))
-			{
-				list($void, $segment) = explode(':', $id, 2);
+			list($void, $segment) = explode(':', $id, 2);
 
-				return array($void => $segment);
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				$db = JFactory::getDbo();
-				$dbquery = $db->getQuery(true);
-				$dbquery->select($dbquery->qn('alias'))
-					->from($dbquery->qn('#__newsfeeds'))
-					->where('id = ' . $dbquery->q((int) $id));
-				$db->setQuery($dbquery);
-
-				return array($id => $id . ':' . $db->loadResult());
-			}
+			return array($void => $segment);
 		}
 
 		return array((int) $id => $id);