diff --git a/Wabbajack/View Models/BackNavigatingVM.cs b/Wabbajack/View Models/BackNavigatingVM.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4cef6cd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Wabbajack/View Models/BackNavigatingVM.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reactive.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows.Input;
+using ReactiveUI;
+using ReactiveUI.Fody.Helpers;
+using Wabbajack.Common;
+using Wabbajack.Lib;
+
+namespace Wabbajack
+{
+    public class BackNavigatingVM : ViewModel
+    {
+        [Reactive]
+        public ViewModel NavigateBackTarget { get; set; }
+        public ICommand BackCommand { get; }
+
+        public BackNavigatingVM(MainWindowVM mainWindowVM)
+        {
+            BackCommand = ReactiveCommand.Create(
+                execute: () => Utils.CatchAndLog(() => mainWindowVM.ActivePane = NavigateBackTarget),
+                canExecute: this.WhenAny(x => x.NavigateBackTarget)
+                    .Select(x => x != null)
+                    .ObserveOnGuiThread());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Wabbajack/View Models/LoginManagerVM.cs b/Wabbajack/View Models/LoginManagerVM.cs
index 7c37cbf3..f157bd14 100644
--- a/Wabbajack/View Models/LoginManagerVM.cs	
+++ b/Wabbajack/View Models/LoginManagerVM.cs	
@@ -5,20 +5,19 @@ using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows.Input;
 using ReactiveUI;
+using ReactiveUI.Fody.Helpers;
 using Wabbajack.Lib;
 using Wabbajack.Lib.Downloaders;
 
 namespace Wabbajack
 {
-    public class LoginManagerVM : ViewModel
+    public class LoginManagerVM : BackNavigatingVM
     {
-        private MainWindowVM mainWindowVM;
-        public ICommand BackCommand { get; }
         public List<INeedsLogin> Downloaders { get; }
 
         public LoginManagerVM(MainWindowVM mainWindowVM)
+            : base(mainWindowVM)
         {
-            BackCommand = ReactiveCommand.Create(() => mainWindowVM.NavigateBack());
             Downloaders = DownloadDispatcher.Downloaders.OfType<INeedsLogin>().ToList();
         }
     }
diff --git a/Wabbajack/View Models/MainWindowVM.cs b/Wabbajack/View Models/MainWindowVM.cs
index f7fded99..52142f09 100644
--- a/Wabbajack/View Models/MainWindowVM.cs	
+++ b/Wabbajack/View Models/MainWindowVM.cs	
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using DynamicData;
+using DynamicData;
 using DynamicData.Binding;
 using ReactiveUI;
 using ReactiveUI.Fody.Helpers;
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ namespace Wabbajack
         public readonly UserInterventionHandlers UserInterventionHandlers;
         public readonly LoginManagerVM LoginManagerVM;
 
-        public readonly List<ViewModel> NavigationTrail = new List<ViewModel>();
-
         public ICommand CopyVersionCommand { get; }
 
         public ICommand ShowLoginManagerVM { get; }
@@ -150,16 +148,14 @@ namespace Wabbajack
             installer.ModListLocation.TargetPath = path;
         }
 
-        public void NavigateBack()
-        {
-            var prev = NavigationTrail.Last();
-            NavigationTrail.RemoveAt(NavigationTrail.Count - 1);
-            ActivePane = prev;
-        }
-
         public void NavigateTo(ViewModel vm)
         {
-            NavigationTrail.Add(ActivePane);
+            ActivePane = vm;
+        }
+
+        public void NavigateTo(BackNavigatingVM vm)
+        {
+            vm.NavigateBackTarget = ActivePane;
             ActivePane = vm;
         }
 
diff --git a/Wabbajack/Wabbajack.csproj b/Wabbajack/Wabbajack.csproj
index 510f112a..9f0ab68b 100644
--- a/Wabbajack/Wabbajack.csproj
+++ b/Wabbajack/Wabbajack.csproj
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </ApplicationDefinition>
+    <Compile Include="View Models\BackNavigatingVM.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Views\Common\AttentionBorder.xaml.cs">
       <DependentUpon>AttentionBorder.xaml</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>