diff --git a/controllers/apiController.js b/controllers/apiController.js
index f3c8ecd..a481bd0 100644
--- a/controllers/apiController.js
+++ b/controllers/apiController.js
@@ -8,21 +8,14 @@ import getAnswers from '../fetchers/getAnswers.js';
 //                     EXPORTS
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 export const about = (req, res, next) => {
-  res
-    .status(200)
-    .json({
-      status: 'success',
-      message:
-        "make a request. available endpoints are: '/some-slug', '/unanswered/some-slug'",
-    });
+  res.status(200).json({
+    status: 'success',
+    message:
+      "make a request. available endpoints are: '/some-slug', '/unanswered/some-slug'",
+  });
 };
 
-export const unansweredQuestion = catchAsyncErrors(async (req, res, next) => {
-  const data = await getAnswers(`/unanswered/${req.params.slug}`);
-  res.status(200).json({ status: 'success', data });
-});
-
-export const answeredQuestion = catchAsyncErrors(async (req, res, next) => {
+export const answers = catchAsyncErrors(async (req, res, next) => {
   const data = await getAnswers(req.params.slug);
   res.status(200).json({ status: 'success', data });
 });
diff --git a/controllers/viewController.js b/controllers/viewController.js
index ad722af..c242a72 100644
--- a/controllers/viewController.js
+++ b/controllers/viewController.js
@@ -16,24 +16,16 @@ export const privacy = (req, res, next) => {
   res.render('privacy', { title: 'Privacy' });
 };
 
-export const unansweredQuestion = catchAsyncErrors(async (req, res, next) => {
-  const answers = await getAnswers(`/unanswered/${req.params.slug}`);
-  res.status(200).render('answers', {
-    title: answers.question.text.spans.map(span => span.text).join(''),
-    data: answers,
-  });
-});
-
-export const answeredQuestion = catchAsyncErrors(async (req, res, next) => {
+export const answers = catchAsyncErrors(async (req, res, next) => {
   const { slug } = req.params;
   // added this so that a request by browser to get favicon doesn't end up being interpreted as a slug
   if (nonSlugRoutes.includes(slug)) return next();
 
-  const answers = await getAnswers(slug);
+  const answersData = await getAnswers(slug);
 
   res.status(200).render('answers', {
-    title: answers.question.text.spans.map(span => span.text).join(''),
-    data: answers,
+    title: answersData.question.text.spans.map(span => span.text).join(''),
+    data: answersData,
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/routes/apiRoutes.js b/routes/apiRoutes.js
index 800cbc4..7f6128b 100644
--- a/routes/apiRoutes.js
+++ b/routes/apiRoutes.js
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 import express from 'express';
-import {
-  about,
-  unimplemented,
-  unansweredQuestion,
-  answeredQuestion,
-} from '../controllers/apiController.js';
+import { about, unimplemented, answers } from '../controllers/apiController.js';
 
 const apiRouter = express.Router();
 
@@ -12,7 +7,7 @@ apiRouter.get('/', about);
 apiRouter.get('/search', unimplemented);
 apiRouter.get('/profile/:name', unimplemented);
 apiRouter.get('/topic/:name', unimplemented);
-apiRouter.get('/unanswered/:slug', unansweredQuestion);
-apiRouter.get('/:slug', answeredQuestion);
+apiRouter.get('/unanswered/:slug', answers);
+apiRouter.get('/:slug', answers);
 
 export default apiRouter;
diff --git a/routes/viewRoutes.js b/routes/viewRoutes.js
index 3611348..5b37103 100644
--- a/routes/viewRoutes.js
+++ b/routes/viewRoutes.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import express from 'express';
 import {
   about,
-  answeredQuestion,
+  answers,
   privacy,
-  unansweredQuestion,
   unimplemented,
 } from '../controllers/viewController.js';
 
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ viewRouter.get('/privacy', privacy);
 viewRouter.get('/search', unimplemented);
 viewRouter.get('/profile/:name', unimplemented);
 viewRouter.get('/topic/:name', unimplemented);
-viewRouter.get('/unanswered/:slug', unansweredQuestion);
-viewRouter.get('/:slug', answeredQuestion);
+viewRouter.get('/unanswered/:slug', answers);
+viewRouter.get('/:slug', answers);
 
 export default viewRouter;