diff --git a/node/server.js b/node/server.js
index f4f3a371..422bbe12 100644
--- a/node/server.js
+++ b/node/server.js
@@ -123,19 +123,7 @@ async.waterfall([
     });
     
     //serve minified files
-    app.get('/minified/:id', function(req, res, next)
-    { 
-      var id = req.params.id;
-      
-      if(id == "pad.js" || id == "timeslider.js")
-      {
-        minify.minifyJS(req,res,id);
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        next();
-      }
-    });
+    app.get('/minified/:filename', minify.minifyJS);
     
     //checks for padAccess
     function hasPadAccess(req, res, callback)
diff --git a/node/utils/Minify.js b/node/utils/Minify.js
index 3477cd01..da047bb2 100644
--- a/node/utils/Minify.js
+++ b/node/utils/Minify.js
@@ -40,20 +40,22 @@ var tar = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(TAR_PATH, 'utf8'));
  * @param req the Express request
  * @param res the Express response
  */
-exports.minifyJS = function(req, res, jsFilename)
+exports.minifyJS = function(req, res, next)
 {
-  res.header("Content-Type","text/javascript");
+  var jsFilename = req.params['filename'];
   
   //choose the js files we need
   var jsFiles = undefined;
   if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(tar, jsFilename)) {
     jsFiles = tar[jsFilename];
   } else {
-    throw new Error("there is no profile for creating " + name);
+    return next();
   }
 
   var rootPath = path.normalize(__dirname + "/../../" );
 
+  res.header("Content-Type","text/javascript");
+  
   //minifying is enabled
   if(settings.minify)
   {