diff --git a/modules/mod_tags_similar/helper.php b/modules/mod_tags_similar/helper.php
index effae0fba923d..b0de1512f3901 100644
--- a/modules/mod_tags_similar/helper.php
+++ b/modules/mod_tags_similar/helper.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 use Joomla\Registry\Registry;
 
+JLoader::register('TagsHelperRoute', JPATH_BASE . '/components/com_tags/helpers/route.php');
+
 /**
  * Helper for mod_tags_similar
  *
@@ -61,19 +63,19 @@ public static function getList(&$params)
 
 		$query = $db->getQuery(true)
 			->select(
-			array(
-				$db->quoteName('m.core_content_id'),
-				$db->quoteName('m.content_item_id'),
-				$db->quoteName('m.type_alias'),
+				array(
+					$db->quoteName('m.core_content_id'),
+					$db->quoteName('m.content_item_id'),
+					$db->quoteName('m.type_alias'),
 					'COUNT( ' . $db->quoteName('tag_id') . ') AS ' . $db->quoteName('count'),
-				$db->quoteName('ct.router'),
-				$db->quoteName('cc.core_title'),
-				$db->quoteName('cc.core_alias'),
-				$db->quoteName('cc.core_catid'),
-				$db->quoteName('cc.core_language'),
-				$db->quoteName('cc.core_params')
+					$db->quoteName('ct.router'),
+					$db->quoteName('cc.core_title'),
+					$db->quoteName('cc.core_alias'),
+					$db->quoteName('cc.core_catid'),
+					$db->quoteName('cc.core_language'),
+					$db->quoteName('cc.core_params'),
 				)
-		);
+			);
 
 		$query->from($db->quoteName('#__contentitem_tag_map', 'm'));
 
@@ -87,14 +89,17 @@ public static function getList(&$params)
 
 		// Don't show current item
 		$query->where('(' . $db->quoteName('m.content_item_id') . ' <> ' . $id
-			. ' OR ' . $db->quoteName('m.type_alias') . ' <> ' . $db->quote($prefix) . ')');
+			. ' OR ' . $db->quoteName('m.type_alias') . ' <> ' . $db->quote($prefix) . ')'
+		);
 
 		// Only return published tags
 		$query->where($db->quoteName('cc.core_state') . ' = 1 ')
 			->where('(' . $db->quoteName('cc.core_publish_up') . '=' . $db->quote($nullDate) . ' OR '
-				. $db->quoteName('cc.core_publish_up') . '<=' . $db->quote($now) . ')')
+				. $db->quoteName('cc.core_publish_up') . '<=' . $db->quote($now) . ')'
+			)
 			->where('(' . $db->quoteName('cc.core_publish_down') . '=' . $db->quote($nullDate) . ' OR '
-				. $db->quoteName('cc.core_publish_down') . '>=' . $db->quote($now) . ')');
+				. $db->quoteName('cc.core_publish_down') . '>=' . $db->quote($now) . ')'
+			);
 
 		// Optionally filter on language
 		$language = JComponentHelper::getParams('com_tags')->get('tag_list_language_filter', 'all');
@@ -150,9 +155,14 @@ public static function getList(&$params)
 
 		foreach ($results as $result)
 		{
-			$explodedAlias = explode('.', $result->type_alias);
-			$result->link = 'index.php?option=' . $explodedAlias[0] . '&view=' . $explodedAlias[1]
-				. '&id=' . $result->content_item_id . '-' . $result->core_alias;
+			$result->link = TagsHelperRoute::getItemRoute(
+				$result->content_item_id,
+				$result->core_alias,
+				$result->core_catid,
+				$result->core_language,
+				$result->type_alias,
+				$result->router
+			);
 
 			$result->core_params = new Registry($result->core_params);
 		}
diff --git a/modules/mod_tags_similar/tmpl/default.php b/modules/mod_tags_similar/tmpl/default.php
index cc577d0087c9d..647d99c4f8504 100644
--- a/modules/mod_tags_similar/tmpl/default.php
+++ b/modules/mod_tags_similar/tmpl/default.php
@@ -10,22 +10,20 @@
 defined('_JEXEC') or die;
 
 ?>
-<?php JLoader::register('TagsHelperRoute', JPATH_BASE . '/components/com_tags/helpers/route.php'); ?>
 <div class="tagssimilar<?php echo $moduleclass_sfx; ?>">
 <?php if ($list) : ?>
 	<ul>
 	<?php foreach ($list as $i => $item) : ?>
 		<li>
 			<?php if (($item->type_alias === 'com_users.category') || ($item->type_alias === 'com_banners.category')) : ?>
-				<?php if (!empty($item->core_title)) :
-					echo htmlspecialchars($item->core_title, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8');
-				endif; ?>
+				<?php if (!empty($item->core_title)) : ?>
+					<?php echo htmlspecialchars($item->core_title, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8'); ?>
+				<?php endif; ?>
 			<?php else : ?>
-				<?php $item->route = new JHelperRoute; ?>
-				<a href="<?php echo JRoute::_(TagsHelperRoute::getItemRoute($item->content_item_id, $item->core_alias, $item->core_catid, $item->core_language, $item->type_alias, $item->router)); ?>">
-					<?php if (!empty($item->core_title)) :
-						echo htmlspecialchars($item->core_title, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8');
-					endif; ?>
+				<a href="<?php echo JRoute::_($item->link); ?>">
+					<?php if (!empty($item->core_title)) : ?>
+						<?php echo htmlspecialchars($item->core_title, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8'); ?>
+					<?php endif; ?>
 				</a>
 			<?php endif; ?>
 		</li>