diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ContentHelper.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ContentHelper.java
index b16768260..9c0d6abc5 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ContentHelper.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ContentHelper.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ public class ContentHelper extends HelperBase {
     /**
      * Caution, use absolute paths only for getContent() and getTextContent(),
      * do not assume files are in CWD.
-     * Use relative path for getResource().
      */
     public void setPage(String page) { _page = page; }
 
@@ -114,61 +113,4 @@ public class ContentHelper extends HelperBase {
             return newname;
         return _page;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Convert file.ext to file_lang.ext if it exists.
-     * Get lang from the cgi lang param, then properties, then from the default locale.
-     * _context must be set to check the property.
-     * @return "" on error
-     * @since 0.9.49
-     */
-    public String getResource() {
-        if (_page == null || _page.contains(".."))
-            return "";
-        String lang = _lang;
-        String page = null;
-        int lastdot = _page.lastIndexOf('.');
-        if (lastdot <= 0) {
-            page = _page;
-        } else {
-            if (lang == null || lang.length() <= 0) {
-                if (_context != null)
-                    lang = _context.getProperty(Messages.PROP_LANG);
-                if (lang == null || lang.length() <= 0) {
-                    lang = Locale.getDefault().getLanguage();
-                    if (lang == null || lang.length() <= 0)
-                        page = _page;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        if (page == null) {
-            if (lang.equals("en"))
-                page = _page;
-            else
-                page = _page.substring(0, lastdot) + '_' + lang + _page.substring(lastdot);
-        }
-        InputStream is = ContentHelper.class.getResourceAsStream("/net/i2p/router/web/resources/" + page);
-        if (is == null) {
-            is = ContentHelper.class.getResourceAsStream("/net/i2p/router/web/resources/" + _page);
-            if (is == null)
-                return "";
-        }
-        BufferedReader in = null;
-        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(20000);
-        try {
-            in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is, "UTF-8"));
-            String line = null;
-            int i = 0;
-            while ( (line = in.readLine()) != null) {
-                buf.append(line);
-                if (_maxLines > 0 && ++i >= _maxLines)
-                    break;
-            }
-        } catch (IOException ioe) {
-        } finally {
-            if (in != null) try { in.close(); } catch (IOException ioe) {}
-            try { is.close(); } catch (IOException ioe) {}
-        }
-        return buf.toString();
-    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/helpers/ResourceHelper.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/helpers/ResourceHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd33be08c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/helpers/ResourceHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package net.i2p.router.web.helpers;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+import net.i2p.router.web.HelperBase;
+import net.i2p.router.web.Messages;
+
+/**
+ * @since 0.9.49
+ */
+public class ResourceHelper extends HelperBase {
+    protected String _page;
+    private int _maxLines;
+    
+    /**
+     * Use relative path for getResource().
+     */
+    public void setPage(String page) { _page = page; }
+
+    public void setMaxLines(String lines) {
+        if (lines != null) {
+            try {
+                _maxLines = Integer.parseInt(lines);
+            } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
+                _maxLines = -1;
+            }
+        } else {
+            _maxLines = -1;
+        }
+    } 
+
+    /**
+     * Convert file.ext to file_lang.ext if it exists.
+     * Get lang from the cgi lang param, then properties, then from the default locale.
+     * _context must be set to check the property.
+     * @return "" on error
+     */
+    public String getResource() {
+        if (_page == null || _page.contains(".."))
+            return "";
+        String lang = null;
+        String page = null;
+        int lastdot = _page.lastIndexOf('.');
+        if (lastdot <= 0) {
+            page = _page;
+        } else {
+            if (_context != null)
+                lang = _context.getProperty(Messages.PROP_LANG);
+            if (lang == null || lang.length() <= 0) {
+                lang = Locale.getDefault().getLanguage();
+                if (lang == null || lang.length() <= 0)
+                    page = _page;
+            }
+        }
+        if (page == null) {
+            if (lang.equals("en"))
+                page = _page;
+            else
+                page = _page.substring(0, lastdot) + '_' + lang + _page.substring(lastdot);
+        }
+        InputStream is = ResourceHelper.class.getResourceAsStream("/net/i2p/router/web/resources/" + page);
+        if (is == null) {
+            is = ResourceHelper.class.getResourceAsStream("/net/i2p/router/web/resources/" + _page);
+            if (is == null)
+                return "";
+        }
+        BufferedReader in = null;
+        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(20000);
+        try {
+            in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is, "UTF-8"));
+            String line = null;
+            int i = 0;
+            while ( (line = in.readLine()) != null) {
+                buf.append(line);
+                if (_maxLines > 0 && ++i >= _maxLines)
+                    break;
+            }
+        } catch (IOException ioe) {
+        } finally {
+            if (in != null) try { in.close(); } catch (IOException ioe) {}
+            try { is.close(); } catch (IOException ioe) {}
+        }
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/console.jsp b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/console.jsp
index 497ac0c8f..6239be2a1 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/console.jsp
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/console.jsp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  <jsp:setProperty name="updatehelper" property="contextId" value="<%=i2pcontextId%>" />
  <jsp:getProperty name="updatehelper" property="newsStatus" /><br>
 </div><div class="main" id="console">
- <jsp:useBean class="net.i2p.router.web.ContentHelper" id="contenthelper" scope="request" />
+ <jsp:useBean class="net.i2p.router.web.helpers.ResourceHelper" id="contenthelper" scope="request" />
  <div class="welcome">
   <div class="langbox" title="<%=intl._t("Configure Language")%>">
     <a href="/configui#langheading"><img src="/themes/console/images/info/control.png" alt="<%=intl._t("Configure Language")%>"></a>
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
   <a name="top"></a>
   <h2><%=intl._t("Welcome to I2P")%></h2>
  </div>
- <% java.io.File fpath = new java.io.File(net.i2p.I2PAppContext.getGlobalContext().getBaseDir(), "docs/readme.html"); %>
  <jsp:setProperty name="contenthelper" property="page" value="docs/readme.html" />
  <jsp:setProperty name="contenthelper" property="maxLines" value="300" />
  <jsp:setProperty name="contenthelper" property="contextId" value="<%=i2pcontextId%>" />