diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 6e5634db..c00b6ba4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     end
   end
 
+  def back_url
+    params[:back_url] || request.env['HTTP_REFERER']
+  end
+
   def redirect_back_or_default(default)
     back_url = CGI.unescape(params[:back_url].to_s)
     if !back_url.blank?
diff --git a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
index 8b5d73fa..d73dfebf 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
     
     @priorities = IssuePriority.all.reverse
     @statuses = IssueStatus.find(:all, :order => 'position')
-    @back = params[:back_url] || request.env['HTTP_REFERER']
+    @back = back_url
     
     render :layout => false
   end