diff --git a/db/seeds/backer.rb b/db/seeds/backer.rb
index b32b62377..d39ce490c 100644
--- a/db/seeds/backer.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/backer.rb
@@ -15,25 +15,38 @@
 require 'config/environment'
 
 def create
+
+
   config = YAML.load_file(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../config/deploy_config.yml')
   backer_info = config['servers']['backer']
 
   backer_number = YAML.load_file(Rails.root.join('config','backer_number.yml'))[:seed_number].to_i
-  # Create seed user
+
+  #set pod url
   username = backer_info[backer_number]['username'].gsub(/ /,'').downcase
+  set_app_config username
+  require 'config/initializers/_load_app_config.rb'
+
+  # Create seed user
   user = User.instantiate!(:email => "#{username}@#{username}.joindiaspora.com",
                      :username => username,
                      :password => "#{username+backer_info[backer_number]['pin'].to_s}",
                      :password_confirmation => "#{username+backer_info[backer_number]['pin'].to_s}",
-                     :url=> "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/",
                      :person => Person.new(
-                       :diaspora_handle => "#{username}@#{username}.joindiaspora.com",
                        :profile => Profile.new( :first_name => backer_info[backer_number]['given_name'], :last_name => backer_info[backer_number]['family_name'],
-                                             :image_url => "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/images/user/#{username}.jpg"),
-                       :url=> "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/")
+                                             :image_url => "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/images/user/#{username}.jpg")
                     )
   user.person.save!
 
   user.aspect(:name => "Presidents")
 end
 
+def set_app_config username
+  current_config = YAML.load(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config.yml'))
+  current_config[Rails.env] ||= {}
+  current_config[Rails.env][:pod_url] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
+  current_config[:default][:pod_url] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
+  file = File.new(Rails.root.join('config','app_config.yml'),'w')
+  file.write(current_config.to_yaml)
+  file.close
+end
diff --git a/db/seeds/dev.rb b/db/seeds/dev.rb
index 12c728ddf..ef9dddecf 100644
--- a/db/seeds/dev.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/dev.rb
@@ -6,31 +6,23 @@
 
 require 'config/environment'
 
-host = "localhost:3000"
-url = "http://#{host}/"
 username = "tom"
 # Create seed user
 user = User.instantiate!( :email => "tom@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                      :username => "tom",
                     :password => "evankorth",
                     :password_confirmation => "evankorth",
-                    :url=> "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/"
                     :person => Person.new(
-                      :diaspora_handle => "tom@tom.joindiaspora.com",
-                      :url => url,
                       :profile => Profile.new( :first_name => "Alexander", :last_name => "Hamiltom" ))
                   )
 user.person.save!
 
 user2 = User.instantiate!( :email => "korth@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                      :username => "korth",
-                     :url=> "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/"
                     :password => "evankorth",
                     :password_confirmation => "evankorth",
-                    :person => Person.new( :diaspora_handle => "korth@tom.joindiaspora.com",
-                                          :url => url,
-                                          :profile => Profile.new( :first_name => "Evan",
-                                                                  :last_name => "Korth")))
+                    :person => Person.new(
+                      :profile => Profile.new( :first_name => "Evan", :last_name => "Korth")))
 
 user2.person.save!
 
diff --git a/db/seeds/tom.rb b/db/seeds/tom.rb
index 61b2ad44f..b81d10827 100644
--- a/db/seeds/tom.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/tom.rb
@@ -6,17 +6,26 @@
 
 require 'config/environment'
 
-remote_url = "http://tom.joindiaspora.com/"
-#remote_url = "http://localhost:3000/"
+def set_app_config username
+  current_config = YAML.load(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config.yml'))
+  current_config[Rails.env] ||= {}
+  current_config[Rails.env][:pod_url] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
+  current_config[:default][:pod_url] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
+  file = File.new(Rails.root.join('config','app_config.yml'),'w')
+  file.write(current_config.to_yaml)
+  file.close
+end
+
+set_app_config "tom"
+require 'config/initializers/_load_app_config.rb'
+
+
 # Create seed user
 user = User.instantiate!( :email => "tom@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                      :username => "tom",
                     :password => "evankorth",
                     :password_confirmation => "evankorth",
-                    :url => remote_url,
                     :person => {
-                      :diaspora_handle => "tom@tom.joindiaspora.com",
-                      :url => remote_url,
                       :profile => { :first_name => "Alexander", :last_name => "Hamiltom",
                       :image_url => "http://tom.joindiaspora.com/images/user/tom.jpg"}}
                   )
@@ -26,11 +35,7 @@ user2 = User.instantiate!( :email => "korth@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                     :password => "evankorth",
                     :password_confirmation => "evankorth",
                      :username => "korth",
-                     :url => remote_url,
-                    :person => { :diaspora_handle => "korth@tom.joindiaspora.com",
-                                          :url => remote_url,
-                                          :profile => { :first_name => "Evan",
-                                                                  :last_name => "Korth",
+                    :person => {:profile => { :first_name => "Evan", :last_name => "Korth",
                       :image_url => "http://tom.joindiaspora.com/images/user/korth.jpg"}})
 
 user2.person.save!
@@ -41,3 +46,5 @@ request = user.send_friend_request_to(user2, aspect)
 reversed_request = user2.accept_friend_request( request.id, user2.aspect(:name => "presidents").id )
 user.receive reversed_request.to_diaspora_xml
 user.aspect(:name => "Presidents")
+
+