diff --git a/cypress/integration/identifier/PersistentLinks.feature b/cypress/integration/identifier/PersistentLinks.feature
index 1095c6c72..5ea48ef6a 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/identifier/PersistentLinks.feature
+++ b/cypress/integration/identifier/PersistentLinks.feature
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Feature: Persistent Links
   As a user
-  I want to click on a link with an 'href' having an unmodifiable id of a user
-  In order to have persistent links even if the user changes a his/her slug
+  I want all links to carry permanent information that identifies the linked resource
+  In order to have persistent links even if a part of the URL might change
 
   |      | Modifiable | Referenceable | Unique | Purpose                       |
   | --   | --         | --            | --     | --                            |
diff --git a/webapp/mixins/persistentLinks.js b/webapp/mixins/persistentLinks.js
index e902f2fbe..5cecbbdbd 100644
--- a/webapp/mixins/persistentLinks.js
+++ b/webapp/mixins/persistentLinks.js
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@ export default function(options = {}) {
       const client = apolloProvider.defaultClient
 
       let response
-      let thing
+      let resource
       response = await client.query({ query: queryId, variables })
-      thing = response.data[Object.keys(response.data)[0]][0]
-      if (thing && thing.slug === slug) return // all good
-      if (thing && thing.slug !== slug) {
-        return redirect(`/${path}/${thing.id}/${thing.slug}`)
+      resource = response.data[Object.keys(response.data)[0]][0]
+      if (resource && resource.slug === slug) return // all good
+      if (resource && resource.slug !== slug) {
+        return redirect(`/${path}/${resource.id}/${resource.slug}`)
       }
 
       response = await client.query({ query: querySlug, variables })
-      thing = response.data[Object.keys(response.data)[0]][0]
-      if (thing) return redirect(`/${path}/${thing.id}/${thing.slug}`)
+      resource = response.data[Object.keys(response.data)[0]][0]
+      if (resource) return redirect(`/${path}/${resource.id}/${resource.slug}`)
 
       return error({ statusCode: 404, message })
     }