diff --git a/plume-models/src/posts.rs b/plume-models/src/posts.rs
index 8a6e2f91..a66d47e2 100644
--- a/plume-models/src/posts.rs
+++ b/plume-models/src/posts.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use activitypub::{
 };
 use chrono::{NaiveDateTime, TimeZone, Utc};
 use diesel::{self, BelongingToDsl, ExpressionMethods, QueryDsl, RunQueryDsl, SaveChangesDsl};
-use heck::KebabCase;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use plume_common::{
     activity_pub::{
@@ -653,12 +652,12 @@ impl FromId<DbConn> for Post {
             .and_then(|mut post| {
                 let mut updated = false;
 
-                let slug = title.to_kebab_case();
+                let slug = Self::slug(&title);
                 let content = SafeString::new(&article.object_props.content_string()?);
                 let subtitle = article.object_props.summary_string()?;
                 let source = article.ap_object_props.source_object::<Source>()?.content;
                 if post.slug != slug {
-                    post.slug = slug;
+                    post.slug = slug.to_string();
                     updated = true;
                 }
                 if post.title != title {
@@ -697,7 +696,7 @@ impl FromId<DbConn> for Post {
                     conn,
                     NewPost {
                         blog_id: blog?.id,
-                        slug: title.to_kebab_case(),
+                        slug: Self::slug(&title).to_string(),
                         title,
                         content: SafeString::new(&article.object_props.content_string()?),
                         published: true,
@@ -842,7 +841,7 @@ impl AsObject<User, Update, &DbConn> for PostUpdate {
         }
 
         if let Some(title) = self.title {
-            post.slug = title.to_kebab_case();
+            post.slug = Post::slug(&title).to_string();
             post.title = title;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/api/posts.rs b/src/api/posts.rs
index f29d5640..63490f84 100644
--- a/src/api/posts.rs
+++ b/src/api/posts.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
-use heck::KebabCase;
 use rocket_contrib::json::Json;
 
 use crate::api::{authorization::*, Api};
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ pub fn create(
 
     let author = User::get(&conn, auth.0.user_id)?;
 
-    let slug = &payload.title.clone().to_kebab_case();
+    let slug = Post::slug(&payload.title);
     let date = payload.creation_date.clone().and_then(|d| {
         NaiveDateTime::parse_from_str(format!("{} 00:00:00", d).as_ref(), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S").ok()
     });
diff --git a/src/routes/posts.rs b/src/routes/posts.rs
index 7cf01a6b..df570a1d 100644
--- a/src/routes/posts.rs
+++ b/src/routes/posts.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use chrono::Utc;
-use heck::KebabCase;
 use rocket::http::uri::Uri;
 use rocket::request::LenientForm;
 use rocket::response::{Flash, Redirect};
@@ -236,7 +235,7 @@ pub fn update(
     let intl = &rockets.intl.catalog;
 
     let new_slug = if !post.published {
-        form.title.to_string().to_kebab_case()
+        Post::slug(&form.title).to_string()
     } else {
         post.slug.clone()
     };
@@ -400,7 +399,7 @@ pub struct NewPostForm {
 }
 
 pub fn valid_slug(title: &str) -> Result<(), ValidationError> {
-    let slug = title.to_string().to_kebab_case();
+    let slug = Post::slug(title);
     if slug.is_empty() {
         Err(ValidationError::new("empty_slug"))
     } else if slug == "new" {
@@ -419,7 +418,7 @@ pub fn create(
     rockets: PlumeRocket,
 ) -> Result<RespondOrRedirect, ErrorPage> {
     let blog = Blog::find_by_fqn(&conn, &blog_name).expect("post::create: blog error");
-    let slug = form.title.to_string().to_kebab_case();
+    let slug = Post::slug(&form.title);
     let user = rockets.user.clone().unwrap();
 
     let mut errors = match form.validate() {