diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 3ecf933b1..21182fd94 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
     @user = current_user
 
     if params[:user][:getting_started]
-      puts "here"
       boolean = params[:user][:getting_started] == "true"
       @user.update_attributes( :getting_started => boolean )
       redirect_to root_path
@@ -38,9 +37,9 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
           flash[:error] = "Password Change Failed"
         end
       end
-    end
 
-    redirect_to edit_user_path(@user)
+      redirect_to edit_user_path(@user)
+    end
   end
 
   def destroy
diff --git a/app/views/users/getting_started.html.haml b/app/views/users/getting_started.html.haml
index 6f69c8de2..71bc63dd0 100644
--- a/app/views/users/getting_started.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/users/getting_started.html.haml
@@ -3,6 +3,18 @@
 -#   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
 
+- if current_user.getting_started == true
+  :javascript
+    $("#getting_started_skip").live("click", function(evt){
+      evt.preventDefault();
+      $.ajax({
+        type: "PUT",
+        url: "/users/#{current_user.id}",
+        data: {"user":{"getting_started":'false'}},
+        success: function() { window.location = "#{root_path}"}
+      })
+    });
+
 .span-8.append-1.last
   %h1{:style => "text-align:right;"}
     = "Welcome to Diaspora!"