diff --git a/js/control/RoutingOptions.js b/js/control/RoutingOptions.js
index 2305b9e..69770e3 100644
--- a/js/control/RoutingOptions.js
+++ b/js/control/RoutingOptions.js
@@ -58,11 +58,9 @@ BR.RoutingOptions = L.Evented.extend({
         $('.selectpicker').selectpicker('val', values);
         this.refreshUI();
 
-        if (options.profile) {
-            // profile got not selected = not in option values -> custom profile passed with permalink
-            if (L.DomUtil.get('profile').value != options.profile) {
-                this.setCustomProfile(options.profile, true);
-            }
+        if (options.profile && L.BRouter.isCustomProfile(options.profile)) {
+            // custom profile passed with permalink
+            this.setCustomProfile(options.profile, true);
         }
     },
 
diff --git a/js/router/BRouter.js b/js/router/BRouter.js
index dec5ed9..9f39e18 100644
--- a/js/router/BRouter.js
+++ b/js/router/BRouter.js
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ L.BRouter = L.Class.extend({
         PRECISION: 6,
         NUMBER_SEPARATOR: ',',
         GROUP_SEPARATOR: '|',
-        ABORTED_ERROR: 'aborted'
+        ABORTED_ERROR: 'aborted',
+        CUSTOM_PREFIX: 'custom_',
+        isCustomProfile: function(profileName) {
+            return profileName && profileName.substring(0, 7) === L.BRouter.CUSTOM_PREFIX;
+        }
     },
 
     options: {},
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ L.BRouter = L.Class.extend({
             if (params.alternativeidx == 0) delete params.alternativeidx;
 
             // don't add custom profile, as these are only stored temporarily
-            if (params.profile && params.profile.substring(0, 7) === 'custom_') {
+            if (params.profile && L.BRouter.isCustomProfile(params.profile)) {
                 delete params.profile;
             }
         }