diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 8d7925a..150039d 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ else{
     $page = file_get_contents($template_dir . "404.html");
 }
 
-$navpages = include_once $template_dir . "navpages.php";
+$navpages = generateNavigation($static_page_dir, $protocol, $subdomain, $domain, $tld, $default_page, $page_name);
 
 $nav = str_replace("__NAV_PAGES__", $navpages, $nav);
 
diff --git a/templates/navpages.php b/templates/navpages.php
index e7e6137..c2f7e74 100644
--- a/templates/navpages.php
+++ b/templates/navpages.php
@@ -1,56 +1,58 @@
 <?php
 
-$navsite_template = '<li class="navsite_item"><a href="__LOCATION__" __CLASS__>__NAME__</a><ul class="navpage_list">__NAVPAGES__</ul></li>';
-$navpage_template = '<li class="navpage_item"><a href="__LOCATION__" __CLASS__>__NAME__</a></li>';
+function generateNavigation($static_page_dir, $protocol, $subdomain, $domain, $tld, $default_page, $page_name)
+{
+    $navsite_template = '<li class="navsite_item"><a href="__LOCATION__" __CLASS__>__NAME__</a><ul class="navpage_list">__NAVPAGES__</ul></li>';
+    $navpage_template = '<li class="navpage_item"><a href="__LOCATION__" __CLASS__>__NAME__</a></li>';
 
+    $site_dirs = array_diff(scandir($static_page_dir), array('.', '..'));
 
-$site_dirs = array_diff(scandir($static_page_dir), array('.', '..'));
+    $nav_out = "";
 
-$nav_out = "";
+    foreach ($site_dirs as $site_dir) {
+        $pages_dir = array_diff(scandir("$static_page_dir$site_dir"), array('.', '..'));
 
-foreach($site_dirs as $site_dir){
-    $pages_dir = array_diff(scandir("$static_page_dir$site_dir"), array('.', '..'));
-    
-    $navsite = $navsite_template;
-    $site_class = "class=\"navsite_link\"";
-    $site_name = str_replace("_", " ", $site_dir);
-    if($site_name == "global"){
-        $site_name = "misc";
-        $site_dir = $default_site;
-    }
-    $site_location = "$protocol$site_dir.$domain.$tld/$default_page";
-    $navsite = str_replace("__CLASS__", $site_class, $navsite);
-    $navsite = str_replace("__LOCATION__", $site_location, $navsite);
-    $navsite = str_replace("__NAME__", $site_name, $navsite);
-    
-    if($subdomain == $site_dir){
-        //this is the current page
-        $site_class = "class=\"navsite_link active\"";
-    }
-    
-    $navpages = "";
-    foreach($pages_dir as $page_dir){
-        $page_dir = explode(".", $page_dir)[0];
-        $navpage = $navpage_template;
-        $page_class = "class=\"navpage_link\"";
-        if($subdomain == $site_dir && $page_name == $page_dir){
-            $page_class = "class=\"navpage_link active\"";
+        $navsite = $navsite_template;
+        $site_class = "class=\"navsite_link\"";
+        $site_name = str_replace("_", " ", $site_dir);
+        if ($site_name == "global") {
+            $site_name = "misc";
+            $site_dir = $default_page;
+        }
+        $site_location = "$protocol$site_dir.$domain.$tld/$default_page";
+        $navsite = str_replace("__CLASS__", $site_class, $navsite);
+        $navsite = str_replace("__LOCATION__", $site_location, $navsite);
+        $navsite = str_replace("__NAME__", $site_name, $navsite);
+
+        if ($subdomain == $site_dir) {
+            //this is the current page
+            $site_class = "class=\"navsite_link active\"";
         }
 
-        $page_location = "$protocol$site_dir.$domain.$tld/$page_dir";
+        $navpages = "";
+        foreach ($pages_dir as $page_dir) {
+            $page_dir = explode(".", $page_dir)[0];
+            $navpage = $navpage_template;
+            $page_class = "class=\"navpage_link\"";
+            if ($subdomain == $site_dir && $page_name == $page_dir) {
+                $page_class = "class=\"navpage_link active\"";
+            }
 
-        $page_name = str_replace("_", " ", $page_dir);
-        $page_name = explode(".", $page_name)[0];
+            $page_location = "$protocol$site_dir.$domain.$tld/$page_dir";
 
-        $navpage = str_replace("__CLASS__", $page_class, $navpage);
-        $navpage = str_replace("__LOCATION__", $page_location, $navpage);
-        $navpage = str_replace("__NAME__", $page_name, $navpage);
-        $navpages .= $navpage;
+            $page_name = str_replace("_", " ", $page_dir);
+            $page_name = explode(".", $page_name)[0];
+
+            $navpage = str_replace("__CLASS__", $page_class, $navpage);
+            $navpage = str_replace("__LOCATION__", $page_location, $navpage);
+            $navpage = str_replace("__NAME__", $page_name, $navpage);
+            $navpages .= $navpage;
+        }
+        $navsite = str_replace("__NAVPAGES__", $navpages, $navsite);
+        $nav_out .= $navsite;
     }
-    $navsite = str_replace("__NAVPAGES__", $navpages, $navsite);
-    $nav_out .= $navsite;
+
+    return $nav_out;
 }
 
-return $nav_out;
-
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>