diff --git a/fas/dev.cfg b/fas/dev.cfg
index e266447..5363558 100644
--- a/fas/dev.cfg
+++ b/fas/dev.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #mail.server = 'bastion.fedora.phx.redhat.com'
 #base_url_filter.base_url = "http://192.168.2.101:8080"
 
-fas.url = 'http://localhost:8088/fas/'
 mail.on = True
 mail.server = 'bastion.fedora.phx.redhat.com'
 mail.testmode = True
@@ -53,9 +52,9 @@ autoreload.package="fas"
 # unexpected parameter. False by default
 tg.strict_parameters = True
 
-server.webpath='/fas'
+server.webpath='/accounts'
 base_url_filter.on=True
-base_url_filter.base_url = "http://localhost:8088/fas"
+base_url_filter.base_url = "http://localhost:8088/accounts"
 
 # Make the session cookie only return to the host over an SSL link
 # Disabled for testing.
diff --git a/fas/fas/controllers.py b/fas/fas/controllers.py
index 2aae449..678f9ff 100644
--- a/fas/fas/controllers.py
+++ b/fas/fas/controllers.py
@@ -63,10 +63,15 @@ class Root(controllers.RootController):
     @expose(template="fas.templates.welcome", allow_json=True)
     def index(self):
         if turbogears.identity.not_anonymous():
+            if 'tg_format' in request.params \
+                    and request.params['tg_format'] == 'json':
+                # redirects don't work with JSON calls.  This is a bit of a
+                # hack until we can figure out something better.
+                return dict()
             turbogears.redirect('/home')
         return dict(now=time.ctime())
 
-    @expose(template="fas.templates.home")
+    @expose(template="fas.templates.home", allow_json=True)
     @identity.require(identity.not_anonymous())
     def home(self):
         return dict()