diff --git a/app/api_report_test.go b/app/api_report_test.go
index c1da6f800..1d7bd2b69 100644
--- a/app/api_report_test.go
+++ b/app/api_report_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 func topologyServer() *httptest.Server {
 	router := mux.NewRouter().SkipClean(true)
-	app.RegisterTopologyRoutes(router, app.StaticCollector(fixture.Report), map[string]bool{"foo_capability": true}, "")
+	app.RegisterTopologyRoutes(router, app.StaticCollector(fixture.Report), map[string]bool{"foo_capability": true})
 	return httptest.NewServer(router)
 }
 
diff --git a/app/api_topologies.go b/app/api_topologies.go
index a56a24385..42a62f8e1 100644
--- a/app/api_topologies.go
+++ b/app/api_topologies.go
@@ -548,17 +548,17 @@ func (r *Registry) RendererForTopology(topologyID string, values url.Values, rpt
 	return topology.renderer, nil, nil
 }
 
-type reporterHandler func(context.Context, Reporter, string, http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)
+type reporterHandler func(context.Context, Reporter, http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)
 
-func captureReporter(rep Reporter, metricsGraphURL string, f reporterHandler) CtxHandlerFunc {
+func captureReporter(rep Reporter, f reporterHandler) CtxHandlerFunc {
 	return func(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		f(ctx, rep, metricsGraphURL, w, r)
+		f(ctx, rep, w, r)
 	}
 }
 
-type rendererHandler func(context.Context, render.Renderer, render.Decorator, report.Report, string, http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)
+type rendererHandler func(context.Context, render.Renderer, render.Decorator, report.Report, http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)
 
-func (r *Registry) captureRenderer(rep Reporter, metricGraphsURL string, f rendererHandler) CtxHandlerFunc {
+func (r *Registry) captureRenderer(rep Reporter, f rendererHandler) CtxHandlerFunc {
 	return func(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		var (
 			topologyID = mux.Vars(req)["topology"]
@@ -579,6 +579,6 @@ func (r *Registry) captureRenderer(rep Reporter, metricGraphsURL string, f rende
 			respondWith(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 			return
 		}
-		f(ctx, renderer, decorator, rpt, metricGraphsURL, w, req)
+		f(ctx, renderer, decorator, rpt, w, req)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/app/api_topologies_test.go b/app/api_topologies_test.go
index 71c690639..a817eb796 100644
--- a/app/api_topologies_test.go
+++ b/app/api_topologies_test.go
@@ -183,14 +183,14 @@ func getTestContainerLabelFilterTopologySummary(t *testing.T, exclude bool) (det
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return detailed.Summaries(fixture.Report, renderer.Render(fixture.Report, decorator), ""), nil
+	return detailed.Summaries(fixture.Report, renderer.Render(fixture.Report, decorator)), nil
 }
 
 func TestAPITopologyAddsKubernetes(t *testing.T) {
 	router := mux.NewRouter()
 	c := app.NewCollector(1 * time.Minute)
 	app.RegisterReportPostHandler(c, router)
-	app.RegisterTopologyRoutes(router, c, map[string]bool{"foo_capability": true}, "")
+	app.RegisterTopologyRoutes(router, c, map[string]bool{"foo_capability": true})
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(router)
 	defer ts.Close()
 
diff --git a/app/api_topology.go b/app/api_topology.go
index a29f052d1..173e275b9 100644
--- a/app/api_topology.go
+++ b/app/api_topology.go
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ type APINode struct {
 }
 
 // Full topology.
-func handleTopology(ctx context.Context, renderer render.Renderer, decorator render.Decorator, report report.Report, metricsGraphURL string, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func handleTopology(ctx context.Context, renderer render.Renderer, decorator render.Decorator, report report.Report, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	respondWith(w, http.StatusOK, APITopology{
-		Nodes: detailed.Summaries(report, renderer.Render(report, decorator), metricsGraphURL),
+		Nodes: detailed.Summaries(report, renderer.Render(report, decorator)),
 	})
 }
 
 // Individual nodes.
-func handleNode(ctx context.Context, renderer render.Renderer, decorator render.Decorator, report report.Report, metricsGraphURL string, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func handleNode(ctx context.Context, renderer render.Renderer, decorator render.Decorator, report report.Report, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var (
 		vars             = mux.Vars(r)
 		topologyID       = vars["topology"]
@@ -49,14 +49,13 @@ func handleNode(ctx context.Context, renderer render.Renderer, decorator render.
 		http.NotFound(w, r)
 		return
 	}
-	respondWith(w, http.StatusOK, APINode{Node: detailed.MakeNode(topologyID, report, rendered, node, metricsGraphURL)})
+	respondWith(w, http.StatusOK, APINode{Node: detailed.MakeNode(topologyID, report, rendered, node)})
 }
 
 // Websocket for the full topology.
 func handleWebsocket(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	rep Reporter,
-	metricsGraphURL string,
 	w http.ResponseWriter,
 	r *http.Request,
 ) {
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ func handleWebsocket(
 			log.Errorf("Error generating report: %v", err)
 			return
 		}
-		newTopo := detailed.Summaries(report, renderer.Render(report, decorator), metricsGraphURL)
+		newTopo := detailed.Summaries(report, renderer.Render(report, decorator))
 		diff := detailed.TopoDiff(previousTopo, newTopo)
 		previousTopo = newTopo
 
diff --git a/app/router.go b/app/router.go
index 05999d293..414f45f99 100644
--- a/app/router.go
+++ b/app/router.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func gzipHandler(h http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 }
 
 // RegisterTopologyRoutes registers the various topology routes with a http mux.
-func RegisterTopologyRoutes(router *mux.Router, r Reporter, capabilities map[string]bool, metricsGraphURL string) {
+func RegisterTopologyRoutes(router *mux.Router, r Reporter, capabilities map[string]bool) {
 	get := router.Methods("GET").Subrouter()
 	get.HandleFunc("/api",
 		gzipHandler(requestContextDecorator(apiHandler(r, capabilities))))
@@ -99,15 +99,15 @@ func RegisterTopologyRoutes(router *mux.Router, r Reporter, capabilities map[str
 		gzipHandler(requestContextDecorator(topologyRegistry.makeTopologyList(r))))
 	get.
 		HandleFunc("/api/topology/{topology}",
-			gzipHandler(requestContextDecorator(topologyRegistry.captureRenderer(r, metricsGraphURL, handleTopology)))).
+			gzipHandler(requestContextDecorator(topologyRegistry.captureRenderer(r, handleTopology)))).
 		Name("api_topology_topology")
 	get.
 		HandleFunc("/api/topology/{topology}/ws",
-			requestContextDecorator(captureReporter(r, metricsGraphURL, handleWebsocket))). // NB not gzip!
+			requestContextDecorator(captureReporter(r, handleWebsocket))). // NB not gzip!
 		Name("api_topology_topology_ws")
 	get.
 		MatcherFunc(URLMatcher("/api/topology/{topology}/{id}")).HandlerFunc(
-		gzipHandler(requestContextDecorator(topologyRegistry.captureRenderer(r, metricsGraphURL, handleNode)))).
+		gzipHandler(requestContextDecorator(topologyRegistry.captureRenderer(r, handleNode)))).
 		Name("api_topology_topology_id")
 	get.HandleFunc("/api/report",
 		gzipHandler(requestContextDecorator(makeRawReportHandler(r))))
diff --git a/prog/app.go b/prog/app.go
index f78054c9b..2647ddb41 100644
--- a/prog/app.go
+++ b/prog/app.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/common/weave"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/common/xfer"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/probe/docker"
+	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/render/detailed"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/weave/common"
 )
 
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 // Router creates the mux for all the various app components.
-func router(collector app.Collector, controlRouter app.ControlRouter, pipeRouter app.PipeRouter, externalUI bool, capabilities map[string]bool, metricsGraphURL string) http.Handler {
+func router(collector app.Collector, controlRouter app.ControlRouter, pipeRouter app.PipeRouter, externalUI bool, capabilities map[string]bool) http.Handler {
 	router := mux.NewRouter().SkipClean(true)
 
 	// We pull in the http.DefaultServeMux to get the pprof routes
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ func router(collector app.Collector, controlRouter app.ControlRouter, pipeRouter
 	app.RegisterReportPostHandler(collector, router)
 	app.RegisterControlRoutes(router, controlRouter)
 	app.RegisterPipeRoutes(router, pipeRouter)
-	app.RegisterTopologyRoutes(router, collector, capabilities, metricsGraphURL)
+	app.RegisterTopologyRoutes(router, collector, capabilities)
 
 	uiHandler := http.FileServer(GetFS(externalUI))
 	router.PathPrefix("/ui").Name("static").Handler(
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ func appMain(flags appFlags) {
 	setLogLevel(flags.logLevel)
 	setLogFormatter(flags.logPrefix)
 	runtime.SetBlockProfileRate(flags.blockProfileRate)
+	detailed.SetMetricsGraphURL(flags.metricsGraphURL)
 
 	defer log.Info("app exiting")
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
@@ -297,7 +299,7 @@ func appMain(flags appFlags) {
 	capabilities := map[string]bool{
 		xfer.HistoricReportsCapability: collector.HasHistoricReports(),
 	}
-	handler := router(collector, controlRouter, pipeRouter, flags.externalUI, capabilities, flags.metricsGraphURL)
+	handler := router(collector, controlRouter, pipeRouter, flags.externalUI, capabilities)
 	if flags.logHTTP {
 		handler = middleware.Log{
 			LogRequestHeaders: flags.logHTTPHeaders,
diff --git a/render/detailed/connections.go b/render/detailed/connections.go
index 337e565ac..b89ebb723 100644
--- a/render/detailed/connections.go
+++ b/render/detailed/connections.go
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ func internetAddr(node report.Node, ep report.Node) (string, bool) {
 	return addr, true
 }
 
-func (c *connectionCounters) rows(r report.Report, ns report.Nodes, includeLocal bool, metricsGraphURL string) []Connection {
+func (c *connectionCounters) rows(r report.Report, ns report.Nodes, includeLocal bool) []Connection {
 	output := []Connection{}
 	for row, count := range c.counts {
 		// Use MakeNodeSummary to render the id and label of this node
 		// TODO(paulbellamy): Would be cleaner if we hade just a
 		// MakeNodeID(ns[row.remoteNodeID]). As we don't need the whole summary.
-		summary, _ := MakeNodeSummary(r, ns[row.remoteNodeID], metricsGraphURL)
+		summary, _ := MakeNodeSummary(r, ns[row.remoteNodeID])
 		connection := Connection{
 			ID:         fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s-%s-%s", row.remoteNodeID, row.remoteAddr, row.localAddr, row.port),
 			NodeID:     summary.ID,
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func (c *connectionCounters) rows(r report.Report, ns report.Nodes, includeLocal
 	return output
 }
 
-func incomingConnectionsSummary(topologyID string, r report.Report, n report.Node, ns report.Nodes, metricsGraphURL string) ConnectionsSummary {
+func incomingConnectionsSummary(topologyID string, r report.Report, n report.Node, ns report.Nodes) ConnectionsSummary {
 	localEndpointIDs, localEndpointIDCopies := endpointChildIDsAndCopyMapOf(n)
 	counts := newConnectionCounters()
 
@@ -188,11 +188,11 @@ func incomingConnectionsSummary(topologyID string, r report.Report, n report.Nod
 		TopologyID:  topologyID,
 		Label:       "Inbound",
 		Columns:     columnHeaders,
-		Connections: counts.rows(r, ns, isInternetNode(n), metricsGraphURL),
+		Connections: counts.rows(r, ns, isInternetNode(n)),
 	}
 }
 
-func outgoingConnectionsSummary(topologyID string, r report.Report, n report.Node, ns report.Nodes, metricsGraphURL string) ConnectionsSummary {
+func outgoingConnectionsSummary(topologyID string, r report.Report, n report.Node, ns report.Nodes) ConnectionsSummary {
 	localEndpoints := endpointChildrenOf(n)
 	counts := newConnectionCounters()
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func outgoingConnectionsSummary(topologyID string, r report.Report, n report.Nod
 		TopologyID:  topologyID,
 		Label:       "Outbound",
 		Columns:     columnHeaders,
-		Connections: counts.rows(r, ns, isInternetNode(n), metricsGraphURL),
+		Connections: counts.rows(r, ns, isInternetNode(n)),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/render/detailed/links.go b/render/detailed/links.go
index acb2210f9..ffbf9683e 100644
--- a/render/detailed/links.go
+++ b/render/detailed/links.go
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ import (
 const urlQueryVarName = ":query"
 
 var (
+	// As configured by the user
+	metricsGraphURL = ""
+
 	// Metadata for shown queries
 	shownQueries = []struct {
 		ID    string
@@ -94,9 +97,17 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
+// SetMetricsGraphURL sets the URL we deduce our eventual metric link from.
+// Supports placeholders such as `:orgID` and `:query`. An empty url disables
+// this feature. If the `:query` part is missing, a JSON version will be
+// appended, see `queryParamsAsJSON()` for more info.
+func SetMetricsGraphURL(url string) {
+	metricsGraphURL = url
+}
+
 // RenderMetricURLs sets respective URLs for metrics in a node summary. Missing metrics
 // where we have a query for will be appended as an empty metric (no values or samples).
-func RenderMetricURLs(summary NodeSummary, n report.Node, metricsGraphURL string) NodeSummary {
+func RenderMetricURLs(summary NodeSummary, n report.Node) NodeSummary {
 	if metricsGraphURL == "" {
 		return summary
 	}
@@ -127,7 +138,7 @@ func RenderMetricURLs(summary NodeSummary, n report.Node, metricsGraphURL string
 		}
 
 		ms = append(ms, metric)
-		ms[len(ms)-1].URL = buildURL(bs.String(), metricsGraphURL)
+		ms[len(ms)-1].URL = buildURL(bs.String())
 		found[metric.ID] = struct{}{}
 	}
 
@@ -151,7 +162,7 @@ func RenderMetricURLs(summary NodeSummary, n report.Node, metricsGraphURL string
 		ms = append(ms, report.MetricRow{
 			ID:         metadata.ID,
 			Label:      metadata.Label,
-			URL:        buildURL(bs.String(), metricsGraphURL),
+			URL:        buildURL(bs.String()),
 			Metric:     &report.Metric{},
 			Priority:   maxprio,
 			ValueEmpty: true,
@@ -164,7 +175,7 @@ func RenderMetricURLs(summary NodeSummary, n report.Node, metricsGraphURL string
 }
 
 // buildURL puts together the URL by looking at the configured `metricsGraphURL`.
-func buildURL(query, metricsGraphURL string) string {
+func buildURL(query string) string {
 	if strings.Contains(metricsGraphURL, urlQueryVarName) {
 		return strings.Replace(metricsGraphURL, urlQueryVarName, url.QueryEscape(query), -1)
 	}
diff --git a/render/detailed/links_test.go b/render/detailed/links_test.go
index 811f51fc5..0a107d6c3 100644
--- a/render/detailed/links_test.go
+++ b/render/detailed/links_test.go
@@ -25,23 +25,27 @@ var (
 
 func TestRenderMetricURLs_Disabled(t *testing.T) {
 	s := detailed.NodeSummary{Label: "foo", Metrics: sampleMetrics}
-	result := detailed.RenderMetricURLs(s, samplePodNode, "")
+	result := detailed.RenderMetricURLs(s, samplePodNode)
 
 	assert.Empty(t, result.Metrics[0].URL)
 	assert.Empty(t, result.Metrics[1].URL)
 }
 
 func TestRenderMetricURLs_UnknownTopology(t *testing.T) {
+	detailed.SetMetricsGraphURL(sampleMetricsGraphURL)
+	defer detailed.SetMetricsGraphURL("")
 	s := detailed.NodeSummary{Label: "foo", Metrics: sampleMetrics}
-	result := detailed.RenderMetricURLs(s, sampleUnknownNode, sampleMetricsGraphURL)
+	result := detailed.RenderMetricURLs(s, sampleUnknownNode)
 
 	assert.Empty(t, result.Metrics[0].URL)
 	assert.Empty(t, result.Metrics[1].URL)
 }
 
 func TestRenderMetricURLs(t *testing.T) {
+	detailed.SetMetricsGraphURL(sampleMetricsGraphURL)
+	defer detailed.SetMetricsGraphURL("")
 	s := detailed.NodeSummary{Label: "foo", Metrics: sampleMetrics}
-	result := detailed.RenderMetricURLs(s, samplePodNode, sampleMetricsGraphURL)
+	result := detailed.RenderMetricURLs(s, samplePodNode)
 
 	u := "/prom/:orgID/notebook/new/%7B%22cells%22%3A%5B%7B%22queries%22%3A%5B%22sum%28container_memory_usage_bytes%7Bpod_name%3D%5C%22foo%5C%22%7D%29%22%5D%7D%5D%7D"
 	assert.Equal(t, u, result.Metrics[0].URL)
@@ -50,7 +54,9 @@ func TestRenderMetricURLs(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRenderMetricURLs_EmptyMetrics(t *testing.T) {
-	result := detailed.RenderMetricURLs(detailed.NodeSummary{}, samplePodNode, sampleMetricsGraphURL)
+	detailed.SetMetricsGraphURL(sampleMetricsGraphURL)
+	defer detailed.SetMetricsGraphURL("")
+	result := detailed.RenderMetricURLs(detailed.NodeSummary{}, samplePodNode)
 
 	m := result.Metrics[0]
 	assert.Equal(t, docker.CPUTotalUsage, m.ID)
@@ -66,11 +72,13 @@ func TestRenderMetricURLs_EmptyMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRenderMetricURLs_CombinedEmptyMetrics(t *testing.T) {
+	detailed.SetMetricsGraphURL(sampleMetricsGraphURL)
+	defer detailed.SetMetricsGraphURL("")
 	s := detailed.NodeSummary{
 		Label:   "foo",
 		Metrics: []report.MetricRow{{ID: docker.MemoryUsage, Priority: 1}},
 	}
-	result := detailed.RenderMetricURLs(s, samplePodNode, sampleMetricsGraphURL)
+	result := detailed.RenderMetricURLs(s, samplePodNode)
 
 	assert.NotEmpty(t, result.Metrics[0].URL)
 	assert.False(t, result.Metrics[0].ValueEmpty)
@@ -81,8 +89,10 @@ func TestRenderMetricURLs_CombinedEmptyMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRenderMetricURLs_QueryReplacement(t *testing.T) {
+	detailed.SetMetricsGraphURL("http://example.test/?q=:query")
+	defer detailed.SetMetricsGraphURL("")
 	s := detailed.NodeSummary{Label: "foo", Metrics: sampleMetrics}
-	result := detailed.RenderMetricURLs(s, samplePodNode, "http://example.test/?q=:query")
+	result := detailed.RenderMetricURLs(s, samplePodNode)
 
 	u := "http://example.test/?q=sum%28container_memory_usage_bytes%7Bpod_name%3D%22foo%22%7D%29"
 	assert.Equal(t, u, result.Metrics[0].URL)
diff --git a/render/detailed/node.go b/render/detailed/node.go
index 1481d99d8..8e211b813 100644
--- a/render/detailed/node.go
+++ b/render/detailed/node.go
@@ -80,15 +80,15 @@ func (c *ControlInstance) CodecDecodeSelf(decoder *codec.Decoder) {
 
 // MakeNode transforms a renderable node to a detailed node. It uses
 // aggregate metadata, plus the set of origin node IDs, to produce tables.
-func MakeNode(topologyID string, r report.Report, ns report.Nodes, n report.Node, metricsGraphURL string) Node {
-	summary, _ := MakeNodeSummary(r, n, metricsGraphURL)
+func MakeNode(topologyID string, r report.Report, ns report.Nodes, n report.Node) Node {
+	summary, _ := MakeNodeSummary(r, n)
 	return Node{
 		NodeSummary: summary,
 		Controls:    controls(r, n),
-		Children:    children(r, n, metricsGraphURL),
+		Children:    children(r, n),
 		Connections: []ConnectionsSummary{
-			incomingConnectionsSummary(topologyID, r, n, ns, metricsGraphURL),
-			outgoingConnectionsSummary(topologyID, r, n, ns, metricsGraphURL),
+			incomingConnectionsSummary(topologyID, r, n, ns),
+			outgoingConnectionsSummary(topologyID, r, n, ns),
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -181,13 +181,13 @@ var nodeSummaryGroupSpecs = []struct {
 	},
 }
 
-func children(r report.Report, n report.Node, metricsGraphURL string) []NodeSummaryGroup {
+func children(r report.Report, n report.Node) []NodeSummaryGroup {
 	summaries := map[string][]NodeSummary{}
 	n.Children.ForEach(func(child report.Node) {
 		if child.ID == n.ID {
 			return
 		}
-		summary, ok := MakeNodeSummary(r, child, metricsGraphURL)
+		summary, ok := MakeNodeSummary(r, child)
 		if !ok {
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/render/detailed/node_test.go b/render/detailed/node_test.go
index b61229759..d7c213ae4 100644
--- a/render/detailed/node_test.go
+++ b/render/detailed/node_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func child(t *testing.T, r render.Renderer, id string) detailed.NodeSummary {
-	s, ok := detailed.MakeNodeSummary(fixture.Report, r.Render(fixture.Report, nil)[id], "")
+	s, ok := detailed.MakeNodeSummary(fixture.Report, r.Render(fixture.Report, nil)[id])
 	if !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected node %s to be summarizable, but wasn't", id)
 	}
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func connectionID(nodeID string, addr string) string {
 func TestMakeDetailedHostNode(t *testing.T) {
 	renderableNodes := render.HostRenderer.Render(fixture.Report, nil)
 	renderableNode := renderableNodes[fixture.ClientHostNodeID]
-	have := detailed.MakeNode("hosts", fixture.Report, renderableNodes, renderableNode, "")
+	have := detailed.MakeNode("hosts", fixture.Report, renderableNodes, renderableNode)
 
 	containerImageNodeSummary := child(t, render.ContainerImageRenderer, expected.ClientContainerImageNodeID)
 	containerNodeSummary := child(t, render.ContainerRenderer, fixture.ClientContainerNodeID)
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func TestMakeDetailedContainerNode(t *testing.T) {
 	if !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("Node not found: %s", id)
 	}
-	have := detailed.MakeNode("containers", fixture.Report, renderableNodes, renderableNode, "")
+	have := detailed.MakeNode("containers", fixture.Report, renderableNodes, renderableNode)
 
 	serverProcessNodeSummary := child(t, render.ProcessRenderer, fixture.ServerProcessNodeID)
 	serverProcessNodeSummary.Linkable = true
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func TestMakeDetailedPodNode(t *testing.T) {
 	if !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("Node not found: %s", id)
 	}
-	have := detailed.MakeNode("pods", fixture.Report, renderableNodes, renderableNode, "")
+	have := detailed.MakeNode("pods", fixture.Report, renderableNodes, renderableNode)
 
 	containerNodeSummary := child(t, render.ContainerWithImageNameRenderer, fixture.ServerContainerNodeID)
 	serverProcessNodeSummary := child(t, render.ProcessRenderer, fixture.ServerProcessNodeID)
diff --git a/render/detailed/summary.go b/render/detailed/summary.go
index d302f6b38..825819bec 100644
--- a/render/detailed/summary.go
+++ b/render/detailed/summary.go
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ var primaryAPITopology = map[string]string{
 }
 
 // MakeNodeSummary summarizes a node, if possible.
-func MakeNodeSummary(r report.Report, n report.Node, metricsGraphURL string) (NodeSummary, bool) {
+func MakeNodeSummary(r report.Report, n report.Node) (NodeSummary, bool) {
 	if renderer, ok := renderers[n.Topology]; ok {
 		// Skip (and don't fall through to fallback) if renderer maps to nil
 		if renderer != nil {
 			summary, b := renderer(baseNodeSummary(r, n), n)
-			return RenderMetricURLs(summary, n, metricsGraphURL), b
+			return RenderMetricURLs(summary, n), b
 		}
 	} else if _, ok := r.Topology(n.Topology); ok {
 		summary := baseNodeSummary(r, n)
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func MakeNodeSummary(r report.Report, n report.Node, metricsGraphURL string) (No
 	}
 	if strings.HasPrefix(n.Topology, "group:") {
 		summary, b := groupNodeSummary(baseNodeSummary(r, n), r, n)
-		return RenderMetricURLs(summary, n, metricsGraphURL), b
+		return RenderMetricURLs(summary, n), b
 	}
 	return NodeSummary{}, false
 }
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (n NodeSummary) SummarizeMetrics() NodeSummary {
 
 func baseNodeSummary(r report.Report, n report.Node) NodeSummary {
 	t, _ := r.Topology(n.Topology)
-	ns := NodeSummary{
+	return NodeSummary{
 		ID:        n.ID,
 		Shape:     t.GetShape(),
 		Linkable:  true,
@@ -144,8 +144,6 @@ func baseNodeSummary(r report.Report, n report.Node) NodeSummary {
 		Tables:    NodeTables(r, n),
 		Adjacency: n.Adjacency,
 	}
-
-	return ns
 }
 
 func pseudoNodeSummary(base NodeSummary, n report.Node) (NodeSummary, bool) {
@@ -374,11 +372,11 @@ func (s nodeSummariesByID) Less(i, j int) bool { return s[i].ID < s[j].ID }
 type NodeSummaries map[string]NodeSummary
 
 // Summaries converts RenderableNodes into a set of NodeSummaries
-func Summaries(r report.Report, rns report.Nodes, metricsGraphURL string) NodeSummaries {
+func Summaries(r report.Report, rns report.Nodes) NodeSummaries {
 
 	result := NodeSummaries{}
 	for id, node := range rns {
-		if summary, ok := MakeNodeSummary(r, node, metricsGraphURL); ok {
+		if summary, ok := MakeNodeSummary(r, node); ok {
 			for i, m := range summary.Metrics {
 				summary.Metrics[i] = m.Summary()
 			}
diff --git a/render/detailed/summary_test.go b/render/detailed/summary_test.go
index 4bf843bc4..e4a5ad72d 100644
--- a/render/detailed/summary_test.go
+++ b/render/detailed/summary_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 func TestSummaries(t *testing.T) {
 	{
 		// Just a convenient source of some rendered nodes
-		have := detailed.Summaries(fixture.Report, render.ProcessRenderer.Render(fixture.Report, nil), "")
+		have := detailed.Summaries(fixture.Report, render.ProcessRenderer.Render(fixture.Report, nil))
 		// The ids of the processes rendered above
 		expectedIDs := []string{
 			fixture.ClientProcess1NodeID,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestSummaries(t *testing.T) {
 		input := fixture.Report.Copy()
 
 		input.Process.Nodes[fixture.ClientProcess1NodeID].Metrics[process.CPUUsage] = metric
-		have := detailed.Summaries(input, render.ProcessRenderer.Render(input, nil), "")
+		have := detailed.Summaries(input, render.ProcessRenderer.Render(input, nil))
 
 		node, ok := have[fixture.ClientProcess1NodeID]
 		if !ok {
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func TestMakeNodeSummary(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, testcase := range testcases {
-		have, ok := detailed.MakeNodeSummary(fixture.Report, testcase.input, "")
+		have, ok := detailed.MakeNodeSummary(fixture.Report, testcase.input)
 		if ok != testcase.ok {
 			t.Errorf("%s: MakeNodeSummary failed: expected ok value to be: %v", testcase.name, testcase.ok)
 			continue