diff --git a/src/components/tag_timeline/tag_timeline.js b/src/components/tag_timeline/tag_timeline.js
index 43de4f49..89b123b0 100644
--- a/src/components/tag_timeline/tag_timeline.js
+++ b/src/components/tag_timeline/tag_timeline.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Timeline from '../timeline/timeline.vue'
 const TagTimeline = {
   created () {
     this.$store.commit('clearTimeline', { timeline: 'tag' })
-    this.$store.dispatch('startFetching', { 'tag': this.tag })
+    this.$store.dispatch('startFetching', ['identifier', this.tag])
   },
   components: {
     Timeline
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const TagTimeline = {
   watch: {
     tag () {
       this.$store.commit('clearTimeline', { timeline: 'tag' })
-      this.$store.dispatch('startFetching', { 'tag': this.tag })
+      this.$store.dispatch('startFetching', ['identifier', this.tag])
     }
   },
   destroyed () {
diff --git a/src/components/timeline/timeline.js b/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
index 613b8a34..3169e355 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
+++ b/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const Timeline = {
     'timelineName',
     'title',
     'userId',
+    'groupName',
     'tag'
   ],
   data () {
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ const Timeline = {
       timeline: this.timelineName,
       showImmediately,
       userId: this.userId,
-      tag: this.tag
+      identifier: this.tag || this.groupName
     })
 
     // don't fetch followers for public, friend, twkn
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ const Timeline = {
         older: true,
         showImmediately: true,
         userId: this.userId,
-        tag: this.tag
+        identifier: this.tag || this.groupName
       }).then(() => store.commit('setLoading', { timeline: this.timelineName, value: false }))
     },
     fetchFollowers () {
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index 94da6d10..1aff0c8e 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ const setUserMute = ({id, credentials, muted = true}) => {
   })
 }
 
-const fetchTimeline = ({timeline, credentials, since = false, until = false, userId = false, tag = false}) => {
+const fetchTimeline = ({timeline, credentials, since = false, until = false, userId = false, identifier = false}) => {
   const timelineUrls = {
     public: PUBLIC_TIMELINE_URL,
     friends: FRIENDS_TIMELINE_URL,
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ const fetchTimeline = ({timeline, credentials, since = false, until = false, use
   if (userId) {
     params.push(['user_id', userId])
   }
-  if (tag) {
-    url += `/${tag}.json`
+  if (identifier) {
+    url += `/${identifier}.json`
   }
 
   const queryString = map(params, (param) => `${param[0]}=${param[1]}`).join('&')
diff --git a/src/services/timeline_fetcher/timeline_fetcher.service.js b/src/services/timeline_fetcher/timeline_fetcher.service.js
index 6b76eb54..e2a8bc1a 100644
--- a/src/services/timeline_fetcher/timeline_fetcher.service.js
+++ b/src/services/timeline_fetcher/timeline_fetcher.service.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const update = ({store, statuses, timeline, showImmediately}) => {
   })
 }
 
-const fetchAndUpdate = ({store, credentials, timeline = 'friends', older = false, showImmediately = false, userId = false, tag = false}) => {
+const fetchAndUpdate = ({store, credentials, timeline = 'friends', older = false, showImmediately = false, userId = false, identifier = false}) => {
   const args = { timeline, credentials }
   const rootState = store.rootState || store.state
   const timelineData = rootState.statuses.timelines[camelCase(timeline)]
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ const fetchAndUpdate = ({store, credentials, timeline = 'friends', older = false
   }
 
   args['userId'] = userId
-  args['tag'] = tag
+  args['identifier'] = identifier
 
   return apiService.fetchTimeline(args)
     .then((statuses) => update({store, statuses, timeline, showImmediately}),
       () => store.dispatch('setError', { value: true }))
 }
 
-const startFetching = ({timeline = 'friends', credentials, store, userId = false, tag = false}) => {
-  fetchAndUpdate({timeline, credentials, store, showImmediately: true, userId, tag})
-  const boundFetchAndUpdate = () => fetchAndUpdate({ timeline, credentials, store, userId, tag })
+const startFetching = ({timeline = 'friends', credentials, store, userId = false, identifier = false}) => {
+  fetchAndUpdate({timeline, credentials, store, showImmediately: true, userId, identifier})
+  const boundFetchAndUpdate = () => fetchAndUpdate({ timeline, credentials, store, showImmediately: false, userId, identifier })
   return setInterval(boundFetchAndUpdate, 10000)
 }
 const timelineFetcher = {