diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7274a43..d622104 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bravue",
-  "version": "0.16.0",
+  "version": "0.16.1",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "serve": "vue-cli-service serve",
diff --git a/src/components/GeneBars.vue b/src/components/GeneBars.vue
index 58d4a69..d4fa4da 100644
--- a/src/components/GeneBars.vue
+++ b/src/components/GeneBars.vue
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export default {
     start: {default: 200000},
     stop:  {default: 201000}
   },
+  emits: ['geneClick', 'close'],
   props: {
     //formerly region.segments.plot
     segmentBounds: {
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ export default {
 
       this.rects_box.on("mouseover", this.handleBarMouseover)
       this.rects_box.on("mouseout", this.handleBarMouseout)
-      this.rects_box.on("click", d => this.$emit("click", d));
+      this.rects_box.on("click", d => this.$emit("geneClick", d));
     },
     draw: function () {
       this.x_scale.range(this.segmentBounds).domain(this.segmentRegions);
diff --git a/src/components/RegionDashboard.vue b/src/components/RegionDashboard.vue
index 795d4a8..386c9f9 100644
--- a/src/components/RegionDashboard.vue
+++ b/src/components/RegionDashboard.vue
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
       <div class="row justify-content-left">
         <div class="col-md px-5" v-if="positionResolved">
           <GeneBars v-if="showPanels.genes.val" @close="showPanels.genes.val = false" 
+            @gene-click="handleGeneBarClick"
             :hoveredVarPosition="hoveredVarPosition" :segmentBounds="segmentBounds" 
             :segmentRegions="segmentRegions" :givenWidth="childWidth" :givenMargins="childMargins"/>
         </div>
@@ -235,6 +236,11 @@ export default {
     handleCloseModal: function(){ 
       this.showModal = false }
     ,
+    handleGeneBarClick: function(evt){
+      console.log("geneClick")
+      console.log("gene.html?id="+evt.target.__data__.gene_name)
+      window.location.href="gene.html?id="+evt.target.__data__.gene_name
+    },
     togglePanelAttr: function(attrName) {
       this[attrName] = !this[attrName]
       this.showMenuDropDown = !this.showMenuDropDown