diff --git a/admin/app/admin/icecast_bootstrap.rb b/admin/app/admin/icecast_bootstrap.rb
index e07af5f20..84a5afbdb 100644
--- a/admin/app/admin/icecast_bootstrap.rb
+++ b/admin/app/admin/icecast_bootstrap.rb
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ ActiveAdmin.register_page "Bootstrap"  do
     elsif IcecastMountTemplate.count == 0
       semantic_form_for IcecastMountTemplate.new, :url => admin_bootstrap_create_mount_template_path, :builder => ActiveAdmin::FormBuilder do |f|
         f.inputs "New Mount Template" do
-          f.input :hostname, :label => "jam-web public hostname:port (such that icecast can reach it)"
+          f.input :hostname, :label => "UNUSED?? jam-web public hostname:port (such that icecast can reach it)"
           f.input :default_mime_type, :as => :select, :collection => ["ogg", "mp3"]
         end
         f.actions
diff --git a/web/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 7d786ebd4..33b4ace7f 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
       load_location(request.remote_ip, location)
       gon.signup_errors = true
       gon.musician_instruments = instruments
-      render 'new', :layout => 'web'
+      render "new", :layout => 'web'
     else
       sign_in @user
 
@@ -443,6 +443,10 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
     query = {}
     query[:invitation_code] = invited_user.invitation_code if invited_user
     query[:facebook_signup] = fb_signup.lookup_id if fb_signup
-    signup_path + "?" + params.to_query
+    if query.length > 0
+      signup_path + "?" + query.to_query
+    else
+      signup_path
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/web/app/views/users/new.html.erb b/web/app/views/users/new.html.erb
index 30c2dd4f4..064d7a335 100644
--- a/web/app/views/users/new.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/users/new.html.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <div class="content-wrapper register-page">
       <h2>Create a JamKazam account</h2>
 
-  <%= form_for(@user, :url => @signup_postback) do |f| %>
+  <%= form_for(@user, :url => @signup_postback, :method => :post) do |f| %>
 
       <!-- register left column -->
       <div class="register-left left w45">
diff --git a/web/spec/requests/music_sessions_api_spec.rb b/web/spec/requests/music_sessions_api_spec.rb
index 00e83efb3..82a80f2c5 100755
--- a/web/spec/requests/music_sessions_api_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/requests/music_sessions_api_spec.rb
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ describe "Music Session API ", :type => :api do
       client = FactoryGirl.create(:connection, :user => user, :ip_address => "1.1.1.1")
       post '/api/sessions.json', defopts.merge({:client_id => client.client_id, :tracks => nil}).to_json, "CONTENT_TYPE" => 'application/json'
       last_response.status.should eql(422)
-      JSON.parse(last_response.body)["errors"]["genres"][0].should == ValidationMessages::SELECT_AT_LEAST_ONE
+      JSON.parse(last_response.body)["errors"]["tracks"][0].should == ValidationMessages::SELECT_AT_LEAST_ONE
 
       # check that the transaction was rolled back
       MusicSession.all().length.should == original_count