diff --git a/web/app/controllers/extras_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/extras_controller.rb
index e69de29bb..131a316d0 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/extras_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/extras_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class ExtrasController < ApplicationController
+
+  before_filter :signed_in_user
+  before_filter :admin_user
+
+  def settings
+    render layout: "web"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/web/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index cea76d118..d31bb4094 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -396,10 +396,6 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
     redirect_to(root_url) unless current_user?(@user)
   end
 
-  def admin_user
-    redirect_to(root_url) unless current_user.admin?
-  end
-
   # the User Model expects instruments in a different format than the form submits it
   # so we have to fix it up.
   def fixup_instruments(original_instruments)
diff --git a/web/app/helpers/sessions_helper.rb b/web/app/helpers/sessions_helper.rb
index 9966731a6..98b0c9774 100644
--- a/web/app/helpers/sessions_helper.rb
+++ b/web/app/helpers/sessions_helper.rb
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ module SessionsHelper
     cookies.delete(:remember_token, domain: Rails.application.config.session_cookie_domain)
   end
 
+  def admin_user
+    redirect_to(root_url) unless current_user.admin?
+  end
+
   def redirect_back_or(default)
     redirect_to(session[:return_to] || default)
     session.delete(:return_to)
diff --git a/web/app/views/extras/settings.html.haml b/web/app/views/extras/settings.html.haml
index e69de29bb..60dfb8d27 100644
--- a/web/app/views/extras/settings.html.haml
+++ b/web/app/views/extras/settings.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+%h1 Extra Feature Settings
+
+%form
+  %button.launch_new_ftue{type: 'button'}
+
+
diff --git a/web/config/routes.rb b/web/config/routes.rb
index e72c9476b..b225e907f 100644
--- a/web/config/routes.rb
+++ b/web/config/routes.rb
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ SampleApp::Application.routes.draw do
   # vanilla forums sso
   match '/forums/sso', to: 'vanilla_forums#authenticate'
 
+  # admin-only page to control settings
+  match '/extras/settings', to: 'extras#settings'
 
   scope '/corp' do
     # about routes
diff --git a/web/spec/spec_helper.rb b/web/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 02d262d8f..d3f3dccbe 100644
--- a/web/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/web/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,12 @@ tests_started = false
 
 
 Thread.new {
-  sleep 240
+  if ENV['BUILD_NUMBER']
+    sleep 240
+  else
+    sleep 30
+  end
+
   unless tests_started
     bputs "tests are hung. exiting..."
     puts "tests are hung. exiting..."
diff --git a/web/spec/support/utilities.rb b/web/spec/support/utilities.rb
index 47e3099ac..b57e7fc02 100644
--- a/web/spec/support/utilities.rb
+++ b/web/spec/support/utilities.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,19 @@ include ApplicationHelper
 module Capybara
   module Node
     class Element
+
+      def attempt_hover
+        begin
+          hover
+        rescue => e
+        end
+      end
       def hover_intent
         hover
-        hover
-        hover
+        sleep 0.3
+        attempt_hover
+        sleep 0.3
+        attempt_hover
       end
     end
   end