diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml
index 6054a2dc7..a490b53df 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 .container{:style => "position:relative;"}
   #diaspora_text
-    = link_to "DIASPORA*", (current_user ? root_path : new_user_session_path)
+    = link_to "DIASPORA*", root_path
     %span.sub_text
       ALPHA
 
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 5fd68453b..09152a66d 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ header
     #diaspora_text
       :font
         :size 30px
+      :text-shadow 0 2px 3px #000
     .right
       :top 10px