diff --git a/db/seeds/backer.rb b/db/seeds/backer.rb
index 152b8113a..4fd3a26e4 100644
--- a/db/seeds/backer.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/backer.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ def create
   user = User.create( :email => "#{username}@#{username}.joindiaspora.com",
                      :username => username,
                      :password => "#{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'], 
diff --git a/db/seeds/dev.rb b/db/seeds/dev.rb
index b7b655952..3c3cd3c45 100644
--- a/db/seeds/dev.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/dev.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ url = "http://#{host}/"
 user = User.instantiate!( :email => "tom@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                      :username => "tom",
                     :password => "evankorth",
+                    :url=> "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/"
                     :person => Person.new(
                       :diaspora_handle => "tom@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                       :url => url,
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ user.person.save!
 
 user2 = User.instantiate!( :email => "korth@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                      :username => "korth",
+                     :url=> "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/"
                     :password => "evankorth",
                     :person => Person.new( :diaspora_handle => "korth@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                                           :url => url, 
diff --git a/db/seeds/tom.rb b/db/seeds/tom.rb
index 46e6d6300..0adc3df7b 100644
--- a/db/seeds/tom.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/tom.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ remote_url = "http://tom.joindiaspora.com/"
 user = User.instantiate!( :email => "tom@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                      :username => "tom",
                     :password => "evankorth",
+                    :url=> "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/"
                     :person => {
                       :diaspora_handle => "tom@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                       :url => remote_url,
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ user.person.save!
 user2 = User.instantiate!( :email => "korth@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                     :password => "evankorth",
                      :username => "korth",
+                     :url=> "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/"
                     :person => { :diaspora_handle => "korth@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                                           :url => remote_url, 
                                           :profile => { :first_name => "Evan",