diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/templates/twitter_api/util/password_reset_failed.html.eex b/lib/pleroma/web/templates/twitter_api/util/password_reset_failed.html.eex
index 58a3736fd..df037c01e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/templates/twitter_api/util/password_reset_failed.html.eex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/templates/twitter_api/util/password_reset_failed.html.eex
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 <h2>Password reset failed</h2>
+<h3><a href="<%= Pleroma.Web.base_url() %>">Homepage</a></h3>
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/templates/twitter_api/util/password_reset_success.html.eex b/lib/pleroma/web/templates/twitter_api/util/password_reset_success.html.eex
index c7dfcb6dd..f30ba3274 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/templates/twitter_api/util/password_reset_success.html.eex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/templates/twitter_api/util/password_reset_success.html.eex
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 <h2>Password changed!</h2>
+<h3><a href="<%= Pleroma.Web.base_url() %>">Homepage</a></h3>
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
index 79ea48d86..1e764f24a 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
@@ -167,6 +167,25 @@ def register_user(params) do
     end
   end
 
+  def password_reset(nickname_or_email) do
+    with true <- is_binary(nickname_or_email),
+         %User{local: true} = user <- User.get_by_nickname_or_email(nickname_or_email),
+         {:ok, token_record} <- Pleroma.PasswordResetToken.create_token(user) do
+      user
+      |> Pleroma.UserEmail.password_reset_email(token_record.token)
+      |> Pleroma.Mailer.deliver()
+    else
+      false ->
+        {:error, "bad user identifier"}
+
+      %User{local: false} ->
+        {:error, "remote user"}
+
+      nil ->
+        {:error, "unknown user"}
+    end
+  end
+
   def get_by_id_or_nickname(id_or_nickname) do
     if !is_integer(id_or_nickname) && :error == Integer.parse(id_or_nickname) do
       Repo.get_by(User, nickname: id_or_nickname)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
index 911dd6a48..a45fdcf51 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
@@ -328,14 +328,7 @@ def register(conn, params) do
   def password_reset(conn, params) do
     nickname_or_email = params["email"] || params["nickname"]
 
-    with true <- is_binary(nickname_or_email),
-         %User{local: true} = user <- User.get_by_nickname_or_email(nickname_or_email) do
-      {:ok, token_record} = Pleroma.PasswordResetToken.create_token(user)
-
-      user
-      |> Pleroma.UserEmail.password_reset_email(token_record.token)
-      |> Pleroma.Mailer.deliver()
-
+    with {:ok, _} <- TwitterAPI.password_reset(nickname_or_email) do
       json_response(conn, :no_content, "")
     end
   end