Template.user_controller.onCreated(function () { var template = this; template.subscribe('singleUser', FlowRouter.getParam("_idOrSlug")); }); Template.user_controller.helpers({ data: function () { var idOrSlug = FlowRouter.getParam("_idOrSlug"); var findById = Meteor.users.findOne(idOrSlug); var findBySlug = Meteor.users.findOne({"telescope.slug": idOrSlug}); var user = findById || findBySlug; return {user: user}; } });