diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/controllers/tabs_controller.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/controllers/tabs_controller.js.coffee
index f6e6d15f89..eb501bcb4a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/controllers/tabs_controller.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/controllers/tabs_controller.js.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Darkswarm.controller "TabsCtrl", ($scope, $rootScope, $location, OrderCycle) ->
   $scope.active = (path)->
-    if !OrderCycle.selected() and $location.hash() == "" and path == "/about"
+    if !OrderCycle.selected() and $location.hash() == "" and path == "about"
       true
     else
       $location.hash() == path
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ Darkswarm.controller "TabsCtrl", ($scope, $rootScope, $location, OrderCycle) ->
   $scope.tabs = ["contact", "about", "groups", "producers"]
   for tab in $scope.tabs 
     $scope[tab] =
-      path: "/" + tab 
+      path: tab 
 
   $scope.select = (tab)->
     if $scope.active(tab.path)
-      $location.hash "/"
+      $location.hash ""
     else
       $location.hash tab.path