diff --git a/src/site.rs b/src/site.rs
index d394a8f2..d0d0e7c8 100644
--- a/src/site.rs
+++ b/src/site.rs
@@ -15,18 +15,9 @@ use pagination::Paginator;
 use utils::{create_file, create_directory};
 use section::{Section};
 use front_matter::{SortBy};
-use templates::{GUTENBERG_TERA, global_fns};
+use templates::{GUTENBERG_TERA, global_fns, render_redirect_template};
 
 
-/// Renders the `internal/alias.html` template that will redirect
-/// via refresh to the url given
-fn render_alias(url: &str, tera: &Tera) -> Result<String> {
-    let mut context = Context::new();
-    context.add("url", &url);
-
-    tera.render("internal/alias.html", &context)
-        .chain_err(|| format!("Failed to render alias for '{}'", url))
-}
 
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -670,7 +661,7 @@ impl Site {
                 create_file(page_path.join("index.html"), &self.inject_livereload(output))?;
             } else {
                 create_file(output_path.join("index.html"), &self.inject_livereload(output))?;
-                create_file(page_path.join("index.html"), &render_alias(&section.permalink, &self.tera)?)?;
+                create_file(page_path.join("index.html"), &render_redirect_template(&section.permalink, &self.tera)?)?;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/templates/mod.rs b/src/templates/mod.rs
index 7982fb4f..ac8d2728 100644
--- a/src/templates/mod.rs
+++ b/src/templates/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-use tera::Tera;
+use tera::{Tera, Context};
+
+use errors::{Result, ResultExt};
 
 pub mod filters;
 pub mod global_fns;
@@ -24,3 +26,14 @@ lazy_static! {
         tera
     };
 }
+
+
+/// Renders the `internal/alias.html` template that will redirect
+/// via refresh to the url given
+pub fn render_redirect_template(url: &str, tera: &Tera) -> Result<String> {
+    let mut context = Context::new();
+    context.add("url", &url);
+
+    tera.render("internal/alias.html", &context)
+        .chain_err(|| format!("Failed to render alias for '{}'", url))
+}