diff --git a/src/app/browser.coffee b/src/app/browser.coffee
index 50b652158a..ff1d32e635 100644
--- a/src/app/browser.coffee
+++ b/src/app/browser.coffee
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ module.exports.setupGrowlNotifications = (model) ->
     return unless captures == true
     message = "Congratulations, you have unlocked the Party System! You can now group with your friends by adding their User Ids."
     $('.main-avatar').popover
-      title: "Pary System Unlocked"
+      title: "Party System Unlocked"
       placement: 'bottom'
       trigger: 'manual'
       html: true
diff --git a/src/app/index.coffee b/src/app/index.coffee
index 5e8e9d999e..c8d764ba2c 100644
--- a/src/app/index.coffee
+++ b/src/app/index.coffee
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ get '/', (page, model, next) ->
     batch = new schema.BatchUpdate(model)
     batch.startTransaction()
     obj = batch.obj()
+    obj = user.get() unless obj.items? #why is this happening?
 
     # Setup Item Store
     _view.items =
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ get '/', (page, model, next) ->
       # also update in scoring.coffee. TODO create a function accessible in both locations
       (lvl*100)/5
 
-    if obj.party?.current?
+    if obj.party?.current
       party.partySubscribe model, obj.party.current, (p) -> page.render()
     else
       page.render()