diff --git a/radicle-httpd/src/api/json.rs b/radicle-httpd/src/api/json.rs
index 011ad99f..1a2dbe62 100644
--- a/radicle-httpd/src/api/json.rs
+++ b/radicle-httpd/src/api/json.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use radicle::cob::thread;
 use radicle::cob::thread::{CommentId, Thread};
 use radicle::cob::{ActorId, Author, Reaction, Timestamp};
 use radicle::git::RefString;
-use radicle::node::tracking::store as TrackingStore;
+use radicle::node::AliasStore;
 use radicle::prelude::NodeId;
 use radicle::storage::{git, refs, ReadRepository};
 use radicle_surf::blob::Blob;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pub(crate) fn tree(tree: &Tree, path: &str, stats: &Stats) -> Value {
 }
 
 /// Returns JSON for an `issue`.
-pub(crate) fn issue(id: IssueId, issue: Issue, aliases: &TrackingStore::Config) -> Value {
+pub(crate) fn issue(id: IssueId, issue: Issue, aliases: &impl AliasStore) -> Value {
     json!({
         "id": id.to_string(),
         "author": author(&issue.author(), aliases.alias(issue.author().id())),
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ pub(crate) fn patch(
     id: PatchId,
     patch: Patch,
     repo: &git::Repository,
-    aliases: &TrackingStore::Config,
+    aliases: &impl AliasStore,
 ) -> Value {
     json!({
         "id": id.to_string(),
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ impl<'a> Comment<'a> {
         id: &'a CommentId,
         comment: &'a thread::Comment,
         thread: &'a Thread,
-        aliases: &TrackingStore::Config,
+        aliases: &impl AliasStore,
     ) -> Self {
         let comment_author = Author::new(comment.author());
         Self {
diff --git a/radicle-httpd/src/api/v1/projects.rs b/radicle-httpd/src/api/v1/projects.rs
index 38653962..41487f1e 100644
--- a/radicle-httpd/src/api/v1/projects.rs
+++ b/radicle-httpd/src/api/v1/projects.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use tower_http::set_header::SetResponseHeaderLayer;
 use radicle::cob::{issue, patch, thread, ActorId, Tag};
 use radicle::identity::Id;
 use radicle::node::routing::Store;
+use radicle::node::AliasStore;
 use radicle::node::NodeId;
 use radicle::storage::git::paths;
 use radicle::storage::{ReadRepository, ReadStorage, WriteRepository};
@@ -456,7 +457,7 @@ async fn issues_handler(
     let tracking_store = &ctx.profile.tracking()?;
     let issues = issues
         .into_iter()
-        .map(|(id, issue, _)| api::json::issue(id, issue, tracking_store))
+        .map(|(id, issue, _)| api::json::issue(id, issue, &tracking_store))
         .skip(page * per_page)
         .take(per_page)
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
@@ -578,7 +579,7 @@ async fn issue_handler(
     Ok::<_, Error>(Json(api::json::issue(
         issue_id.into(),
         issue,
-        tracking_store,
+        &tracking_store,
     )))
 }
 
@@ -740,7 +741,7 @@ async fn patches_handler(
     let tracking_store = &ctx.profile.tracking()?;
     let patches = patches
         .into_iter()
-        .map(|(id, patch, _)| api::json::patch(id, patch, &repo, tracking_store))
+        .map(|(id, patch, _)| api::json::patch(id, patch, &repo, &tracking_store))
         .skip(page * per_page)
         .take(per_page)
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
@@ -765,7 +766,7 @@ async fn patch_handler(
         patch_id.into(),
         patch,
         &repo,
-        tracking_store,
+        &tracking_store,
     )))
 }
 
diff --git a/radicle/src/node.rs b/radicle/src/node.rs
index 46fbefa6..60b405e7 100644
--- a/radicle/src/node.rs
+++ b/radicle/src/node.rs
@@ -694,6 +694,12 @@ impl Handle for Node {
     }
 }
 
+/// A trait for different sources which can potentially return an alias.
+pub trait AliasStore {
+    /// Returns alias of a `NodeId`.
+    fn alias(&self, nid: &NodeId) -> Option<String>;
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/radicle/src/node/tracking/store.rs b/radicle/src/node/tracking/store.rs
index 4da5fa49..0c98a900 100644
--- a/radicle/src/node/tracking/store.rs
+++ b/radicle/src/node/tracking/store.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::{fmt, io, ops::Not as _, time};
 use sqlite as sql;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
+use crate::node::AliasStore;
 use crate::prelude::{Id, NodeId};
 
 use super::{Node, Policy, Repo, Scope};
@@ -254,10 +255,12 @@ impl Config {
         }
         Ok(Box::new(entries.into_iter()))
     }
+}
 
+impl AliasStore for &Config {
     /// Retrieve `alias` of given node.
     /// Calls `Self::node_policy` under the hood.
-    pub fn alias(&self, nid: &NodeId) -> Option<String> {
+    fn alias(&self, nid: &NodeId) -> Option<String> {
         self.node_policy(nid)
             .map(|node| node.and_then(|n| n.alias))
             .unwrap_or(None)