diff --git a/includes/pages/admin_questions.php b/includes/pages/admin_questions.php
index 0e41390f..04868e32 100644
--- a/includes/pages/admin_questions.php
+++ b/includes/pages/admin_questions.php
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ function admin_questions_title()
  */
 function admin_new_questions()
 {
-    global $page;
-
-    if ($page != 'admin_questions') {
+    if (current_page() != 'admin_questions') {
         if (auth()->can('admin_questions')) {
             $new_messages = count(DB::select('SELECT `QID` FROM `Questions` WHERE `AID` IS NULL'));
 
diff --git a/includes/pages/user_news.php b/includes/pages/user_news.php
index 8ce3dffb..4eb8f0ce 100644
--- a/includes/pages/user_news.php
+++ b/includes/pages/user_news.php
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ function news_text(News $news): string
  */
 function display_news(News $news): string
 {
-    global $page;
-
     $html = '';
     $html .= '<div class="panel' . ($news->is_meeting ? ' panel-info' : ' panel-default') . '">';
     $html .= '<div class="panel-heading">';
@@ -109,7 +107,7 @@ function display_news(News $news): string
     $html .= '<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-time"></span> ' . $news->created_at->format('Y-m-d H:i') . '&emsp;';
 
     $html .= User_Nick_render($news->user);
-    if ($page != 'news_comments') {
+    if (current_page() != 'news_comments') {
         $html .= '&emsp;<a href="' . page_link_to('news_comments', ['nid' => $news->id]) . '">'
             . '<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-comment"></span> '
             . __('Comments') . ' &raquo;</a> '
diff --git a/includes/sys_menu.php b/includes/sys_menu.php
index 4dabc857..3bb061ce 100644
--- a/includes/sys_menu.php
+++ b/includes/sys_menu.php
@@ -40,13 +40,22 @@ function header_render_hints()
     return $hints_renderer->render();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the path of the current path with underscores instead of hyphens
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+function current_page()
+{
+    return request()->query->get('p') ?: str_replace('-', '_', request()->path());
+}
+
 /**
  * @return array
  */
 function make_user_submenu()
 {
-    global $page;
-
+    $page = current_page();
     $user_submenu = make_language_select();
 
     if (auth()->can('user_settings') || auth()->can('logout')) {
@@ -79,8 +88,7 @@ function make_user_submenu()
  */
 function make_navigation()
 {
-    global $page;
-
+    $page = current_page();
     $menu = [];
     $pages = [
         'news'           => __('News'),
diff --git a/src/Middleware/LegacyMiddleware.php b/src/Middleware/LegacyMiddleware.php
index f652e766..8a0ff002 100644
--- a/src/Middleware/LegacyMiddleware.php
+++ b/src/Middleware/LegacyMiddleware.php
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ class LegacyMiddleware implements MiddlewareInterface
         ServerRequestInterface $request,
         RequestHandlerInterface $handler
     ): ResponseInterface {
-        global $page;
-
         /** @var Request $appRequest */
         $appRequest = $this->container->get('request');
         $page = $appRequest->query->get('p');