diff --git a/src/server.aot.ts b/src/server.aot.ts
index c017c59607..b7bf32a491 100644
--- a/src/server.aot.ts
+++ b/src/server.aot.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ import { createEngine } from 'angular2-express-engine';
 // App
 import { MainModuleNgFactory } from './node.module.ngfactory';
 
+// Routes
+import { routes } from './server.routes';
+
 // enable prod for faster renders
 enableProdMode();
 
@@ -69,15 +72,15 @@ function ngApp(req, res) {
     originUrl: `http://localhost:${ app.get('port') }`
   });
 }
-// Routes with html5pushstate
-// ensure routes match client-side-app
+
+/**
+ * use universal for specific routes
+ */
 app.get('/', ngApp);
-app.get('/about', ngApp);
-app.get('/about/*', ngApp);
-app.get('/home', ngApp);
-app.get('/home/*', ngApp);
-app.get('/todo', ngApp);
-app.get('/todo/*', ngApp);
+routes.forEach(route => {
+  app.get(`/${route}`, ngApp);
+  app.get(`/${route}/*`, ngApp);
+});
 
 
 app.get('*', function(req, res) {
diff --git a/src/server.routes.ts b/src/server.routes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88abfe877b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server.routes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/**
+ * Server-side routes. Only the listed routes support html5pushstate.
+ * Has to match client side routes.
+ *
+ * Index (/) route does not have to be listed here.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * export const routes: string[] = [
+ * 'home', 'about'
+ * ];
+ **/
+export const routes: string[] = [
+  'about',
+  'home',
+  'todo',
+];
diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index b7bbade71a..9add8aa1e5 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ import { createEngine } from 'angular2-express-engine';
 // App
 import { MainModule } from './node.module';
 
+// Routes
+import { routes } from './server.routes';
+
 // enable prod for faster renders
 enableProdMode();
 
@@ -67,16 +70,15 @@ function ngApp(req, res) {
     originUrl: `http://localhost:${ app.get('port') }`
   });
 }
-// Routes with html5pushstate
-// ensure routes match client-side-app
-app.get('/', ngApp);
-app.get('/about', ngApp);
-app.get('/about/*', ngApp);
-app.get('/home', ngApp);
-app.get('/home/*', ngApp);
-app.get('/todo', ngApp);
-app.get('/todo/*', ngApp);
 
+/**
+ * use universal for specific routes
+ */
+app.get('/', ngApp);
+routes.forEach(route => {
+  app.get(`/${route}`, ngApp);
+  app.get(`/${route}/*`, ngApp);
+});
 
 app.get('*', function(req, res) {
   res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');