diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 1314686d8..2af6df199 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
 
   def redirect_unless_admin
     unless current_user.admin?
-      redirect_to root_url, :notice => 'you need to be an admin to do that'
+      redirect_to multi_url, :notice => 'you need to be an admin to do that'
       return
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb
index 5d43d159c..08c22913e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class PostsController < ApplicationController
       current_user.retract(@post)
       respond_to do |format|
         format.js {render 'destroy'}
-        format.all {redirect_to root_url}
+        format.all {redirect_to multi_path}
       end
     else
       Rails.logger.info "event=post_destroy status=failure user=#{current_user.diaspora_handle} reason='User does not own post'"
diff --git a/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb
index d10318101..b4151a935 100644
--- a/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class StatusMessagesController < ApplicationController
       respond_to do |format|
         format.js { render :create, :status => 201}
         format.html { redirect_to :back}
-        format.mobile{ redirect_to root_url}
+        format.mobile{ redirect_to multi_path}
       end
     else
       unless photos.empty?
diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index c1215bdad..5777c8e33 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
       current_user.lock_access!
       sign_out current_user
       flash[:notice] = I18n.t 'users.destroy.success'
-      redirect_to root_path
+      redirect_to multi_path
     else
       if params[:user].present? && params[:user][:current_password].present?
         flash[:error] = t 'users.destroy.wrong_password'
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
         format.any { redirect_to person_path(user.person.id) }
       end
     else
-      redirect_to root_url, :error => I18n.t('users.public.does_not_exist', :username => params[:username])
+      redirect_to multi_path, :error => I18n.t('users.public.does_not_exist', :username => params[:username])
     end
   end
 
@@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
   def logged_out
     @page = :logged_out
     if user_signed_in?
-      redirect_to root_path
+      redirect_to multi_path
     end
   end
 
   def getting_started_completed
     user = current_user
     user.update_attributes(:getting_started => false)
-    redirect_to root_path
+    redirect_to multi_path
   end
 
   def export
diff --git a/app/controllers/vanna_controller.rb b/app/controllers/vanna_controller.rb
index eced7e909..8f75b31b3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/vanna_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/vanna_controller.rb
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class VannaController < Vanna::Base
 
   def redirect_unless_admin
     unless current_user.admin?
-      redirect_to root_url, :notice => 'you need to be an admin to do that'
+      redirect_to multi_path, :notice => 'you need to be an admin to do that'
       return
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml
index 923013d72..e7bcd912e 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
 .container{:style => "position:relative;"}
   - if current_user
-    = link_to image_tag('logo_small.png', :height => "16px", :width => "161px", :class => "diaspora_header_logo"), root_path
+    = link_to image_tag('logo_small.png', :height => "16px", :width => "161px", :class => "diaspora_header_logo"), multi_path
   - else
-    = link_to image_tag('logo_large.png', :height => "32px", :width => "321px", :class => "diaspora_header_logo"), root_path
+    = link_to image_tag('logo_large.png', :height => "32px", :width => "321px", :class => "diaspora_header_logo"), multi_path
 
   - if !current_user
     .right
diff --git a/app/views/users/logged_out.haml b/app/views/users/logged_out.haml
index 2ae90f64a..b0ae96e93 100644
--- a/app/views/users/logged_out.haml
+++ b/app/views/users/logged_out.haml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     %h4
       = t('.simply_visit')
       %strong
-        = link_to AppConfig[:pod_url], root_url
+        = link_to AppConfig[:pod_url], multi_path
       = t('.on_your_mobile_device')
 
     %p.dull
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index c573f40c8..606fc4c45 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ DIASPORA* ALPHA
 <li><a href="http://twitter.com/joindiaspora">@joindiaspora</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora">github</a></li>
 <li><a href="http://blog.joindiaspora.com/">blog</a></li>
-<li><a href="/users/sign_in" class="login">log in</a></li>
+<li><a href="/users/sign_in" class="login">Login</a></li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admins_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admins_controller_spec.rb
index 703043f1c..776a54e80 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admins_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admins_controller_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe AdminsController do
     context 'admin not signed in' do
       it 'is behind redirect_unless_admin' do
         get :user_search
-        response.should redirect_to root_url
+        response.should redirect_to multi_path
       end
     end
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe AdminsController do
     context 'admin not signed in' do
       it 'is behind redirect_unless_admin' do
         get :admin_inviter
-        response.should redirect_to root_url
+        response.should redirect_to multi_path
       end
     end