diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index 1fac976a..95062ce3 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ app.use(pages)
 app.use(cache)
 
 // category pages will be cache busted when their last updated timestamp changes
-app.use(categories)
+app.use(categories.router)
 app.use(playlists)
 
 postload.forEach((middleware) => app.use(middleware))
diff --git a/server/routes/categories.js b/server/routes/categories.js
index f714faaf..c9615758 100644
--- a/server/routes/categories.js
+++ b/server/routes/categories.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const {getTemplates, sortDocs, stringTemplate} = require('../utils')
 const {parseUrl} = require('../urlParser')
 
 router.get('*', handleCategory)
-module.exports = router
+module.exports = {router, createRelatedList}
 
 const categories = getTemplates('categories')
 
@@ -94,12 +94,10 @@ function prepareContextualData(data, url, breadcrumb, parent, slug) {
 
   const {children: siblings} = parent
   const {children} = data
-  const self = url.split('/').slice(-1)[0]
   // most of what we are doing here is preparing parents and siblings
   // we need the url and parent object, as well as the breadcrumb to do that
-  const siblingLinks = createRelatedList(siblings, self, `${url.split('/').slice(0, -1).join('/')}`)
-  const childrenLinks = createRelatedList(children || {}, self, url)
-
+  const siblingLinks = createRelatedList(siblings)
+  const childrenLinks = createRelatedList(children || {})
   // extend the breadcrumb with render data
   const parentLinks = url
     .split('/')
@@ -121,9 +119,8 @@ function prepareContextualData(data, url, breadcrumb, parent, slug) {
   }
 }
 
-function createRelatedList(slugs, self, baseUrl) {
+function createRelatedList(slugs) {
   return Object.keys(slugs)
-    .filter((slug) => slug !== self)
     .map((slug) => {
       const {id} = slugs[slug]
       const {sort, prettyName, webViewLink, path: url, resourceType, tags} = getMeta(id)
diff --git a/test/unit/categories.test.js b/test/unit/categories.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ac9314a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/categories.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+'use strict'
+const sinon = require('sinon')
+const list = require('../../server/list')
+const {assert} = require('chai')
+
+describe('categories', () => {
+  const sampleChildren = {
+    'test-duplicate-title-bug': {
+      nodeType: 'leaf',
+      prettyName: 'Test Duplicate Title Bug',
+      home: undefined,
+      homePrettyName: undefined,
+      id: '1Mk6PB_kprmtPaQ3UULjTQ4msv24qfo6yOqMBBxYIzuo',
+      breadcrumb: [[{}]],
+      sort: 'Test Duplicate Title Bug | team'
+    }
+  }
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    sinon.restore()
+  })
+
+  it('should not remove items matching the parent', () => {
+    const expected = [
+      {
+        sort: 'Test Duplicate Title Bug | team',
+        name: 'Test Duplicate Title Bug',
+        editLink: 'https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mk6PB_kprmtPaQ3UULjTQ4msv24qfo6yOqMBBxYIzuo/edit?usp=drivesdk',
+        resourceType: 'document',
+        url: '/test-duplicate-title-bug/test-duplicate-title-bug',
+        tags: ['team']
+      }
+    ]
+    sinon.stub(list, 'getMeta').returns({
+      id: '1Mk6PB_kprmtPaQ3UULjTQ4msv24qfo6yOqMBBxYIzuo',
+      name: 'Test Duplicate Title Bug | team',
+      parents: ['1DlHbZAobaiv6IkUP0O6FM6lAvufJZlPT'],
+      webViewLink: 'https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mk6PB_kprmtPaQ3UULjTQ4msv24qfo6yOqMBBxYIzuo/edit?usp=drivesdk',
+      prettyName: 'Test Duplicate Title Bug',
+      tags: ['team'],
+      resourceType: 'document',
+      sort: 'Test Duplicate Title Bug | team',
+      slug: 'test-duplicate-title-bug',
+      folder: {
+        id: '1DlHbZAobaiv6IkUP0O6FM6lAvufJZlPT',
+        webViewLink: 'https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DlHbZAobaiv6IkUP0O6FM6lAvufJZlPT',
+        prettyName: 'Test Duplicate Title Bug',
+        tags: ['team'],
+        resourceType: 'folder',
+        sort: 'Test Duplicate Title Bug | team',
+        path: '/test-duplicate-title-bug'
+      },
+      topLevelFolder: {path: '/', tags: []},
+      path: '/test-duplicate-title-bug/test-duplicate-title-bug'
+    })
+    const {createRelatedList} = require('../../server/routes/categories') // we have to import here to populate the local cache
+    assert.deepEqual(createRelatedList(sampleChildren), expected)
+  })
+})