diff --git a/features/blocks_user.feature b/features/blocks_user.feature
index d74620b1a..73e38bf86 100644
--- a/features/blocks_user.feature
+++ b/features/blocks_user.feature
@@ -5,11 +5,22 @@ Feature: Blocking a user from the stream
     And a user named "Alice Smith" with email "alice@alice.alice"
     And a user with email "bob@bob.bob" is connected with "alice@alice.alice"
     And Alice has a post mentioning Bob
+    And I sign in as "bob@bob.bob"
 
 
   Scenario: Blocking a user
-    When I sign in as "bob@bob.bob"
-    And I am on the home page
+    When I am on the home page
+    And I preemptively confirm the alert
+    And I wait for the ajax to finish
+    When I click on the first block button
+    And I am on the home page
+    And I wait for the ajax to finish
+    Then I should not see any posts in my stream
+
+  Scenario: Blocking a user from the profile page
+    When I am on the home page
+    And I follow "Alice Smith"
+    And I wait for the ajax to finish
     And I preemptively confirm the alert
     And I wait for the ajax to finish
     When I click on the first block button
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/models/block.js b/public/javascripts/app/models/block.js
index 23809dec4..ef7e8f1ef 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/models/block.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/models/block.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 app.models.Block = Backbone.Model.extend({
-  urlRoot : "blocks"
+  urlRoot : "/blocks"
 });
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/templates/stream-element.handlebars b/public/javascripts/app/templates/stream-element.handlebars
index 47b59963d..5d9baf2ba 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/templates/stream-element.handlebars
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/templates/stream-element.handlebars
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   {{#if current_user}}
     <div class="controls">
-      {{#if authorIsCurrentUser}}
+      {{#if authorIsNotCurrentUser}}
         <a href="#" rel=nofollow>
           <img src="{{imageUrl "/images/icons/ignoreuser.png"}}"" alt="Ignoreuser" class="block_user control_icon" title="{{t "ignore"}}" />
         </a>
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js b/public/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js
index 31307e79b..62aaccda9 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ app.views.Post = app.views.StreamObject.extend({
 
   presenter : function() {
     return _.extend(this.defaultPresenter(), {
-      authorIsCurrentUser : this.authorIsCurrentUser(),
+      authorIsNotCurrentUser : this.authorIsNotCurrentUser(),
       showPost : this.showPost()
     })
   },
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ app.views.Post = app.views.StreamObject.extend({
     return this;
   },
 
-  authorIsCurrentUser : function() {
+  authorIsNotCurrentUser : function() {
     return this.model.get("author").id != (!!app.user() && app.user().id)
   }
 });