1 file changed, 1 insertion, 6 deletions
diff --git a/source/ui-atom.c b/source/ui-atom.c
index c9194f6..b9762b1 100644
--- a/source/ui-atom.c
+++ b/source/ui-atom.c
@@ -160,13 +160,8 @@ void cgit_print_atom(char *tip, const char *path, int max_count)
 	int argc = 2;
 	bool need_updated = true;
 
-	// A leading colon makes git read the path as a pathspec with magic,
-	// which can end the request inside git, so the feed refuses it as the
-	// log does.
-	if (path && path[0] == ':') {
-		cgit_print_error_page(400, "Bad Request", "Invalid path");
+	if (cgit_refuse_pathspec_magic(path))
 		return;
-	}
 
 	if (ctx.qry.show_all)
 		argv[1] = "--all";