diff --git a/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
index f58999e5b..d755a7268 100644
--- a/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class AspectsController < ApplicationController
     @selected_contacts.uniq!
 
     # redirect to signup
-    if (current_user.getting_started == true || @aspects.blank?) && !request.format.mobile?
+    if (current_user.getting_started == true || @aspects.blank?) && !request.format.mobile? && !request.format.js?
       redirect_to getting_started_path
     else
       if params[:sort_order].blank? and session[:sort_order].blank?
diff --git a/spec/controllers/aspects_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/aspects_controller_spec.rb
index aa708001d..e1b421951 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/aspects_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/aspects_controller_spec.rb
@@ -111,8 +111,25 @@ describe AspectsController do
           assigns(:posts).should == @posts.reverse
         end
       end
+      context 'with getting_started = true' do
+        before do
+          @alice.getting_started = true
+          @alice.save
+        end
+        it 'redirects to getting_started' do
+          get :index
+          response.should redirect_to getting_started_path
+        end
+        it 'does not redirect mobile users to getting_started' do
+          get :index, :format => :mobile
+          response.should_not be_redirect
+        end
+        it 'does not redirect ajax to getting_started' do
+          get :index, :format => :js
+          response.should_not be_redirect
+        end
+      end
     end
-
     context 'performance', :performance => true do
       before do
         require 'benchmark'