diff --git a/modules/articles/client/config/articles-admin.client.routes.js b/modules/articles/client/config/articles-admin.client.routes.js
index b15d918c..b493d0e0 100644
--- a/modules/articles/client/config/articles-admin.client.routes.js
+++ b/modules/articles/client/config/articles-admin.client.routes.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       })
       .state('admin.articles.list', {
         url: '',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/articles/client/views/admin/list-articles.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/articles/client/views/admin/list-articles.client.view.html',
         controller: 'ArticlesAdminListController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         data: {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       })
       .state('admin.articles.create', {
         url: '/create',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/articles/client/views/admin/form-article.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/articles/client/views/admin/form-article.client.view.html',
         controller: 'ArticlesAdminController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         data: {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       })
       .state('admin.articles.edit', {
         url: '/:articleId/edit',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/articles/client/views/admin/form-article.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/articles/client/views/admin/form-article.client.view.html',
         controller: 'ArticlesAdminController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         data: {
diff --git a/modules/articles/client/config/articles.client.routes.js b/modules/articles/client/config/articles.client.routes.js
index a16926e5..4a94fa2e 100644
--- a/modules/articles/client/config/articles.client.routes.js
+++ b/modules/articles/client/config/articles.client.routes.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       })
       .state('articles.list', {
         url: '',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/articles/client/views/list-articles.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/articles/client/views/list-articles.client.view.html',
         controller: 'ArticlesListController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         data: {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       })
       .state('articles.view', {
         url: '/:articleId',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/articles/client/views/view-article.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/articles/client/views/view-article.client.view.html',
         controller: 'ArticlesController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         resolve: {
diff --git a/modules/articles/client/services/articles.client.service.js b/modules/articles/client/services/articles.client.service.js
index 19b8015d..5e653ca4 100644
--- a/modules/articles/client/services/articles.client.service.js
+++ b/modules/articles/client/services/articles.client.service.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   ArticlesService.$inject = ['$resource', '$log'];
 
   function ArticlesService($resource, $log) {
-    var Article = $resource('api/articles/:articleId', {
+    var Article = $resource('/api/articles/:articleId', {
       articleId: '@_id'
     }, {
       update: {
diff --git a/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.articles.client.controller.tests.js b/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.articles.client.controller.tests.js
index 52b206e4..32964a8f 100644
--- a/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.articles.client.controller.tests.js
+++ b/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.articles.client.controller.tests.js
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
       ArticlesService = _ArticlesService_;
       Notification = _Notification_;
 
+      // Ignore parent template get on state transitions
+      $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html').respond(200, '');
+
       // create mock article
       mockArticle = new ArticlesService({
         _id: '525a8422f6d0f87f0e407a33',
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@
 
       it('should send a POST request with the form input values and then locate to new object URL', inject(function (ArticlesService) {
         // Set POST response
-        $httpBackend.expectPOST('api/articles', sampleArticlePostData).respond(mockArticle);
+        $httpBackend.expectPOST('/api/articles', sampleArticlePostData).respond(mockArticle);
 
         // Run controller functionality
         $scope.vm.save(true);
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@
 
       it('should call Notification.error if error', function () {
         var errorMessage = 'this is an error message';
-        $httpBackend.expectPOST('api/articles', sampleArticlePostData).respond(400, {
+        $httpBackend.expectPOST('/api/articles', sampleArticlePostData).respond(400, {
           message: errorMessage
         });
 
diff --git a/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.articles.client.routes.tests.js b/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.articles.client.routes.tests.js
index e699ae45..0a7873e4 100644
--- a/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.articles.client.routes.tests.js
+++ b/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.articles.client.routes.tests.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(liststate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/articles/client/views/admin/list-articles.client.view.html');
+          expect(liststate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/articles/client/views/admin/list-articles.client.view.html');
         });
       });
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
         beforeEach(inject(function ($controller, $state, $templateCache) {
           createstate = $state.get('admin.articles.create');
-          $templateCache.put('modules/articles/client/views/admin/form-article.client.view.html', '');
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/articles/client/views/admin/form-article.client.view.html', '');
 
           // Create mock article
           mockArticle = new ArticlesService();
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(createstate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/articles/client/views/admin/form-article.client.view.html');
+          expect(createstate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/articles/client/views/admin/form-article.client.view.html');
         });
       });
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 
         beforeEach(inject(function ($controller, $state, $templateCache) {
           editstate = $state.get('admin.articles.edit');
-          $templateCache.put('modules/articles/client/views/admin/form-article.client.view.html', '');
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/articles/client/views/admin/form-article.client.view.html', '');
 
           // Create mock article
           mockArticle = new ArticlesService({
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(editstate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/articles/client/views/admin/form-article.client.view.html');
+          expect(editstate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/articles/client/views/admin/form-article.client.view.html');
         });
 
         xit('Should go to unauthorized route', function () {
diff --git a/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.list.articles.client.controller.tests.js b/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.list.articles.client.controller.tests.js
index e4e99dbb..90bd19f1 100644
--- a/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.list.articles.client.controller.tests.js
+++ b/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.list.articles.client.controller.tests.js
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
       Authentication = _Authentication_;
       ArticlesService = _ArticlesService_;
 
+      // Ignore parent template get on state transitions
+      $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/articles/client/views/list-articles.client.view.html').respond(200, '');
+      $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html').respond(200, '');
+
       // create mock article
       mockArticle = new ArticlesService({
         _id: '525a8422f6d0f87f0e407a33',
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@
 
       it('should send a GET request and return all articles', inject(function (ArticlesService) {
         // Set POST response
-        $httpBackend.expectGET('api/articles').respond(mockArticleList);
+        $httpBackend.expectGET('/api/articles').respond(mockArticleList);
 
 
         $httpBackend.flush();
diff --git a/modules/articles/tests/client/articles.client.routes.tests.js b/modules/articles/tests/client/articles.client.routes.tests.js
index 650223d8..7b724a5c 100644
--- a/modules/articles/tests/client/articles.client.routes.tests.js
+++ b/modules/articles/tests/client/articles.client.routes.tests.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(liststate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/articles/client/views/list-articles.client.view.html');
+          expect(liststate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/articles/client/views/list-articles.client.view.html');
         });
       });
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
         beforeEach(inject(function ($controller, $state, $templateCache) {
           viewstate = $state.get('articles.view');
-          $templateCache.put('modules/articles/client/views/view-article.client.view.html', '');
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/articles/client/views/view-article.client.view.html', '');
 
           // create mock article
           mockArticle = new ArticlesService({
@@ -104,12 +104,14 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(viewstate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/articles/client/views/view-article.client.view.html');
+          expect(viewstate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/articles/client/views/view-article.client.view.html');
         });
       });
 
       describe('Handle Trailing Slash', function () {
-        beforeEach(inject(function ($state, $rootScope) {
+        beforeEach(inject(function ($state, $rootScope, $templateCache) {
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/articles/client/views/list-articles.client.view.html', '');
+
           $state.go('articles.list');
           $rootScope.$digest();
         }));
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@
           $rootScope.$digest();
 
           expect($location.path()).toBe('/articles');
-          expect($state.current.templateUrl).toBe('modules/articles/client/views/list-articles.client.view.html');
+          expect($state.current.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/articles/client/views/list-articles.client.view.html');
         }));
       });
     });
diff --git a/modules/articles/tests/client/list-articles.client.controller.tests.js b/modules/articles/tests/client/list-articles.client.controller.tests.js
index ee654f47..b5e37c9f 100644
--- a/modules/articles/tests/client/list-articles.client.controller.tests.js
+++ b/modules/articles/tests/client/list-articles.client.controller.tests.js
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@
 
       it('should send a GET request and return all articles', inject(function (ArticlesService) {
         // Set POST response
-        $httpBackend.expectGET('api/articles').respond(mockArticleList);
+        $httpBackend.expectGET('/api/articles').respond(mockArticleList);
 
+        // Ignore parent template get on state transition
+        $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html').respond(200, '');
 
         $httpBackend.flush();
 
diff --git a/modules/chat/client/config/chat.client.routes.js b/modules/chat/client/config/chat.client.routes.js
index 4ec07d8b..f69aff61 100644
--- a/modules/chat/client/config/chat.client.routes.js
+++ b/modules/chat/client/config/chat.client.routes.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     $stateProvider
       .state('chat', {
         url: '/chat',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/chat/client/views/chat.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/chat/client/views/chat.client.view.html',
         controller: 'ChatController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         data: {
diff --git a/modules/chat/client/views/chat.client.view.html b/modules/chat/client/views/chat.client.view.html
index 3b9174c6..ad45efa5 100644
--- a/modules/chat/client/views/chat.client.view.html
+++ b/modules/chat/client/views/chat.client.view.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <!-- List all messages -->
     <li class="col-xs-12 col-md-offset-4 col-md-4 chat-message" ng-repeat="message in vm.messages">
       <small class="pull-right text-muted" ng-bind="message.created | date:'mediumTime'"></small>
-      <img ng-src="{{message.profileImageURL}}" alt="{{message.username}}" class="pull-left chat-profile-image" />
+      <img ng-src="/{{message.profileImageURL}}" alt="{{message.username}}" class="pull-left chat-profile-image" />
       <div class="pull-left chat-message-details">
         <strong ng-bind="message.username"></strong>
         <br>
diff --git a/modules/chat/tests/client/chat.client.controller.tests.js b/modules/chat/tests/client/chat.client.controller.tests.js
index 50139f68..693ceb3b 100644
--- a/modules/chat/tests/client/chat.client.controller.tests.js
+++ b/modules/chat/tests/client/chat.client.controller.tests.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
       ChatController,
       $timeout,
       $state,
-      Authentication;
+      Authentication,
+      $httpBackend;
 
     // Load the main application module
     beforeEach(module(ApplicationConfiguration.applicationModuleName));
@@ -39,12 +40,17 @@
     });
 
     describe('when user logged in', function () {
-      beforeEach(inject(function ($controller, $rootScope, _Socket_, _Authentication_, _$timeout_, _$state_) {
+      beforeEach(inject(function ($controller, $rootScope, _$httpBackend_, _Socket_, _Authentication_, _$timeout_, _$state_) {
         Authentication.user = {
           name: 'user',
           roles: ['user']
         };
 
+        $httpBackend = _$httpBackend_;
+
+        // Ignore parent template get on state transitions
+        $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html').respond(200, '');
+
         ChatController = $controller('ChatController as vm', {
           $scope: $scope
         });
diff --git a/modules/chat/tests/client/chat.client.routes.tests.js b/modules/chat/tests/client/chat.client.routes.tests.js
index bbd447ee..2f16e8db 100644
--- a/modules/chat/tests/client/chat.client.routes.tests.js
+++ b/modules/chat/tests/client/chat.client.routes.tests.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   describe('Chat Route Tests', function () {
     // Initialize global variables
     var $scope,
-      Authentication;
+      Authentication,
+      $httpBackend;
 
     // We can start by loading the main application module
     beforeEach(module(ApplicationConfiguration.applicationModuleName));
@@ -34,27 +35,35 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(mainstate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/chat/client/views/chat.client.view.html');
+          expect(mainstate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/chat/client/views/chat.client.view.html');
         });
       });
 
       describe('Handle Trailing Slash', function () {
-        beforeEach(inject(function ($state, $rootScope, _Authentication_) {
+        beforeEach(inject(function ($state, $rootScope, _$httpBackend_, _Authentication_) {
           Authentication.user = {
             name: 'user',
             roles: ['user']
           };
 
+          $httpBackend = _$httpBackend_;
+
+          // Ignore parent template get on state transition
+          $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/chat/client/views/chat.client.view.html').respond(200);
+          $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html').respond(200, '');
+
           $state.go('chat');
           $rootScope.$digest();
         }));
 
-        it('Should remove trailing slash', inject(function ($state, $location, $rootScope) {
+        it('Should remove trailing slash', inject(function ($state, $location, $rootScope, $templateCache) {
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/chat/client/views/chat.client.view.html', '');
+
           $location.path('chat/');
           $rootScope.$digest();
 
           expect($location.path()).toBe('/chat');
-          expect($state.current.templateUrl).toBe('modules/chat/client/views/chat.client.view.html');
+          expect($state.current.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/chat/client/views/chat.client.view.html');
         }));
       });
 
diff --git a/modules/core/client/app/init.js b/modules/core/client/app/init.js
index 4b99c46d..8ffaef33 100644
--- a/modules/core/client/app/init.js
+++ b/modules/core/client/app/init.js
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
   bootstrapConfig.$inject = ['$compileProvider', '$locationProvider', '$httpProvider', '$logProvider'];
 
   function bootstrapConfig($compileProvider, $locationProvider, $httpProvider, $logProvider) {
-    $locationProvider.html5Mode(true).hashPrefix('!');
+    $locationProvider.html5Mode({
+      enabled: true,
+      requireBase: false
+    }).hashPrefix('!');
 
     $httpProvider.interceptors.push('authInterceptor');
 
diff --git a/modules/core/client/config/core.client.routes.js b/modules/core/client/config/core.client.routes.js
index 9a89d6c3..c00f8807 100644
--- a/modules/core/client/config/core.client.routes.js
+++ b/modules/core/client/config/core.client.routes.js
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
     $stateProvider
       .state('home', {
         url: '/',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html',
         controller: 'HomeController',
         controllerAs: 'vm'
       })
       .state('not-found', {
         url: '/not-found',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/core/client/views/404.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/core/client/views/404.client.view.html',
         controller: 'ErrorController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         params: {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
       })
       .state('bad-request', {
         url: '/bad-request',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/core/client/views/400.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/core/client/views/400.client.view.html',
         controller: 'ErrorController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         params: {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
       })
       .state('forbidden', {
         url: '/forbidden',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/core/client/views/403.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/core/client/views/403.client.view.html',
         data: {
           ignoreState: true,
           pageTitle: 'Forbidden'
diff --git a/modules/core/client/views/header.client.view.html b/modules/core/client/views/header.client.view.html
index c09e9770..d35f961d 100644
--- a/modules/core/client/views/header.client.view.html
+++ b/modules/core/client/views/header.client.view.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right" ng-show="vm.authentication.user">
       <li class="dropdown" uib-dropdown>
         <a class="dropdown-toggle user-header-dropdown-toggle" uib-dropdown-toggle role="button">
-          <img ng-src="{{vm.authentication.user.profileImageURL}}" alt="{{vm.authentication.user.displayName}}" class="header-profile-image" />
+          <img ng-src="/{{vm.authentication.user.profileImageURL}}" alt="{{vm.authentication.user.displayName}}" class="header-profile-image" />
           <span ng-bind="vm.authentication.user.displayName"></span> <b class="caret"></b>
         </a>
         <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
diff --git a/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html b/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html
index cdfafea1..5d64ed35 100644
--- a/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html
+++ b/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <div class="jumbotron text-center">
     <div class="row">
       <div class="col-md-6 col-md-offset-3 col-sm-6 col-sm-offset-3 col-xs-12">
-        <img alt="MEAN.JS" class="img-responsive text-center" src="modules/core/client/img/brand/logo.png" />
+        <img alt="MEAN.JS" class="img-responsive text-center" src="/modules/core/client/img/brand/logo.png" />
       </div>
     </div>
     <br>
diff --git a/modules/core/server/views/layout.server.view.html b/modules/core/server/views/layout.server.view.html
index 13c822f4..f9374d7d 100644
--- a/modules/core/server/views/layout.server.view.html
+++ b/modules/core/server/views/layout.server.view.html
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   <meta charset="utf-8">
   <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1">
-  <base href="/">
   <title page-title></title>
   <meta name="description" content="{{description}}">
   <meta name="fragment" content="!">
@@ -29,10 +28,10 @@
   <meta name="twitter:image" content="{{logo}}">
 
   <!-- Fav Icon -->
-  <link href="{{favicon}}" rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon">
+  <link href="/{{favicon}}" rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon">
 
   <!-- Application CSS Files -->
-  {{#each cssFiles}}<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{this}}">{{/each}}
+  {{#each cssFiles}}<link rel="stylesheet" href="/{{this}}">{{/each}}
 </head>
 
 <body class="ng-cloak">
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@
   <script type="text/javascript" src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
 
   <!--Application JavaScript Files-->
-    {{#each jsFiles}}<script type="text/javascript" src="{{this}}"></script>{{/each}}
+    {{#each jsFiles}}<script type="text/javascript" src="/{{this}}"></script>{{/each}}
   
   <!--owasp config sync-->
   <script type="text/javascript">
diff --git a/modules/users/client/config/users-admin.client.routes.js b/modules/users/client/config/users-admin.client.routes.js
index 7f7db38f..b9784695 100644
--- a/modules/users/client/config/users-admin.client.routes.js
+++ b/modules/users/client/config/users-admin.client.routes.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     $stateProvider
       .state('admin.users', {
         url: '/users',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/users/client/views/admin/list-users.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/users/client/views/admin/list-users.client.view.html',
         controller: 'UserListController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         data: {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       })
       .state('admin.user', {
         url: '/users/:userId',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/users/client/views/admin/view-user.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/users/client/views/admin/view-user.client.view.html',
         controller: 'UserController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         resolve: {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
       })
       .state('admin.user-edit', {
         url: '/users/:userId/edit',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/users/client/views/admin/edit-user.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/users/client/views/admin/edit-user.client.view.html',
         controller: 'UserController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         resolve: {
diff --git a/modules/users/client/config/users.client.routes.js b/modules/users/client/config/users.client.routes.js
index 6840de88..3b2d1d70 100644
--- a/modules/users/client/config/users.client.routes.js
+++ b/modules/users/client/config/users.client.routes.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       .state('settings', {
         abstract: true,
         url: '/settings',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/users/client/views/settings/settings.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/users/client/views/settings/settings.client.view.html',
         controller: 'SettingsController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         data: {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       })
       .state('settings.profile', {
         url: '/profile',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/users/client/views/settings/edit-profile.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/users/client/views/settings/edit-profile.client.view.html',
         controller: 'EditProfileController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         data: {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       })
       .state('settings.password', {
         url: '/password',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/users/client/views/settings/change-password.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/users/client/views/settings/change-password.client.view.html',
         controller: 'ChangePasswordController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         data: {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
       })
       .state('settings.accounts', {
         url: '/accounts',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/users/client/views/settings/manage-social-accounts.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/users/client/views/settings/manage-social-accounts.client.view.html',
         controller: 'SocialAccountsController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         data: {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
       })
       .state('settings.picture', {
         url: '/picture',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/users/client/views/settings/change-profile-picture.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/users/client/views/settings/change-profile-picture.client.view.html',
         controller: 'ChangeProfilePictureController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         data: {
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@
       .state('authentication', {
         abstract: true,
         url: '/authentication',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/users/client/views/authentication/authentication.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/users/client/views/authentication/authentication.client.view.html',
         controller: 'AuthenticationController',
         controllerAs: 'vm'
       })
       .state('authentication.signup', {
         url: '/signup',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/users/client/views/authentication/signup.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/users/client/views/authentication/signup.client.view.html',
         controller: 'AuthenticationController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         data: {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
       })
       .state('authentication.signin', {
         url: '/signin?err',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/users/client/views/authentication/signin.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/users/client/views/authentication/signin.client.view.html',
         controller: 'AuthenticationController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         data: {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
       })
       .state('password.forgot', {
         url: '/forgot',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/users/client/views/password/forgot-password.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/users/client/views/password/forgot-password.client.view.html',
         controller: 'PasswordController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         data: {
@@ -103,21 +103,21 @@
       })
       .state('password.reset.invalid', {
         url: '/invalid',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/users/client/views/password/reset-password-invalid.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/users/client/views/password/reset-password-invalid.client.view.html',
         data: {
           pageTitle: 'Password reset invalid'
         }
       })
       .state('password.reset.success', {
         url: '/success',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/users/client/views/password/reset-password-success.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/users/client/views/password/reset-password-success.client.view.html',
         data: {
           pageTitle: 'Password reset success'
         }
       })
       .state('password.reset.form', {
         url: '/:token',
-        templateUrl: 'modules/users/client/views/password/reset-password.client.view.html',
+        templateUrl: '/modules/users/client/views/password/reset-password.client.view.html',
         controller: 'PasswordController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         data: {
diff --git a/modules/users/client/controllers/settings/change-profile-picture.client.controller.js b/modules/users/client/controllers/settings/change-profile-picture.client.controller.js
index ca378c78..aeecced6 100644
--- a/modules/users/client/controllers/settings/change-profile-picture.client.controller.js
+++ b/modules/users/client/controllers/settings/change-profile-picture.client.controller.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     vm.upload = function (dataUrl, name) {
 
       Upload.upload({
-        url: 'api/users/picture',
+        url: '/api/users/picture',
         data: {
           newProfilePicture: Upload.dataUrltoBlob(dataUrl, name)
         }
diff --git a/modules/users/client/services/users.client.service.js b/modules/users/client/services/users.client.service.js
index 227606f1..dd511194 100644
--- a/modules/users/client/services/users.client.service.js
+++ b/modules/users/client/services/users.client.service.js
@@ -9,36 +9,36 @@
   UsersService.$inject = ['$resource'];
 
   function UsersService($resource) {
-    var Users = $resource('api/users', {}, {
+    var Users = $resource('/api/users', {}, {
       update: {
         method: 'PUT'
       },
       updatePassword: {
         method: 'POST',
-        url: 'api/users/password'
+        url: '/api/users/password'
       },
       deleteProvider: {
         method: 'DELETE',
-        url: 'api/users/accounts',
+        url: '/api/users/accounts',
         params: {
           provider: '@provider'
         }
       },
       sendPasswordResetToken: {
         method: 'POST',
-        url: 'api/auth/forgot'
+        url: '/api/auth/forgot'
       },
       resetPasswordWithToken: {
         method: 'POST',
-        url: 'api/auth/reset/:token'
+        url: '/api/auth/reset/:token'
       },
       signup: {
         method: 'POST',
-        url: 'api/auth/signup'
+        url: '/api/auth/signup'
       },
       signin: {
         method: 'POST',
-        url: 'api/auth/signin'
+        url: '/api/auth/signin'
       }
     });
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
   AdminService.$inject = ['$resource'];
 
   function AdminService($resource) {
-    return $resource('api/users/:userId', {
+    return $resource('/api/users/:userId', {
       userId: '@_id'
     }, {
       update: {
diff --git a/modules/users/client/views/settings/change-profile-picture.client.view.html b/modules/users/client/views/settings/change-profile-picture.client.view.html
index 0e4fccc8..a277dcd6 100644
--- a/modules/users/client/views/settings/change-profile-picture.client.view.html
+++ b/modules/users/client/views/settings/change-profile-picture.client.view.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="form-group text-center">
-          <img ng-src="{{vm.fileSelected ? croppedDataUrl : vm.user.profileImageURL}}" alt="{{vm.user.displayName}}" class="img-thumbnail user-profile-picture" ngf-drop>
+          <img ng-src="{{vm.fileSelected ? croppedDataUrl : '/' + vm.user.profileImageURL}}" alt="{{vm.user.displayName}}" class="img-thumbnail user-profile-picture" ngf-drop>
         </div>
         <div ng-show="!vm.fileSelected" class="text-center form-group">
           <button class="btn btn-default btn-file" ngf-select="vm.fileSelected = true" ng-model="picFile" accept="image/*">Select Picture</button>
diff --git a/modules/users/tests/client/authentication.client.controller.tests.js b/modules/users/tests/client/authentication.client.controller.tests.js
index dbbbd5b0..f2e99e1f 100644
--- a/modules/users/tests/client/authentication.client.controller.tests.js
+++ b/modules/users/tests/client/authentication.client.controller.tests.js
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
         spyOn(Notification, 'error');
         spyOn(Notification, 'success');
 
+        // Ignore parent template get on state transitions
+        $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html').respond(200);
+        $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/400.client.view.html').respond(200);
+
         // Initialize the Authentication controller
         AuthenticationController = $controller('AuthenticationController as vm', {
           $scope: scope
@@ -54,9 +58,11 @@
       }));
 
       describe('$scope.signin()', function () {
-        it('should login with a correct username and password', function () {
+        it('should login with a correct user and password', inject(function ($templateCache) {
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html', '');
+
           // Test expected GET request
-          $httpBackend.when('POST', 'api/auth/signin').respond(200, { username: 'Fred' });
+          $httpBackend.when('POST', '/api/auth/signin').respond(200, { username: 'Fred' });
 
           scope.vm.signin(true);
           $httpBackend.flush();
@@ -64,11 +70,12 @@
           // Test scope value
           expect(scope.vm.authentication.user.username).toEqual('Fred');
           expect($location.url()).toEqual('/');
-        });
+        }));
 
-        it('should login with a correct email and password', function () {
+        it('should login with a correct email and password', inject(function ($templateCache) {
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html', '');
           // Test expected GET request
-          $httpBackend.when('POST', 'api/auth/signin').respond(200, { email: 'Fred@email.com' });
+          $httpBackend.when('POST', '/api/auth/signin').respond(200, { email: 'Fred@email.com' });
 
           scope.vm.signin(true);
           $httpBackend.flush();
@@ -76,7 +83,7 @@
           // Test scope value
           expect(scope.vm.authentication.user.email).toEqual('Fred@email.com');
           expect($location.url()).toEqual('/');
-        });
+        }));
 
         it('should be redirected to previous state after successful login',
           inject(function (_$state_) {
@@ -93,7 +100,7 @@
             spyOn($state, 'go');
 
             // Test expected GET request
-            $httpBackend.when('POST', 'api/auth/signin').respond(200, 'Fred');
+            $httpBackend.when('POST', '/api/auth/signin').respond(200, 'Fred');
 
             scope.vm.signin(true);
             $httpBackend.flush();
@@ -106,7 +113,7 @@
 
         it('should fail to log in with nothing', function () {
           // Test expected POST request
-          $httpBackend.expectPOST('api/auth/signin').respond(400, {
+          $httpBackend.expectPOST('/api/auth/signin').respond(400, {
             'message': 'Missing credentials'
           });
 
@@ -123,7 +130,7 @@
           scope.vm.credentials = 'Bar';
 
           // Test expected POST request
-          $httpBackend.expectPOST('api/auth/signin').respond(400, {
+          $httpBackend.expectPOST('/api/auth/signin').respond(400, {
             'message': 'Unknown user'
           });
 
@@ -136,10 +143,12 @@
       });
 
       describe('$scope.signup()', function () {
-        it('should register with correct data', function () {
+        it('should register with correct data', inject(function ($templateCache) {
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html', '');
+
           // Test expected GET request
           scope.vm.authentication.user = 'Fred';
-          $httpBackend.when('POST', 'api/auth/signup').respond(200, { username: 'Fred' });
+          $httpBackend.when('POST', '/api/auth/signup').respond(200, { username: 'Fred' });
 
           scope.vm.signup(true);
           $httpBackend.flush();
@@ -148,11 +157,11 @@
           expect(scope.vm.authentication.user.username).toBe('Fred');
           expect(Notification.success).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ message: '<i class="glyphicon glyphicon-ok"></i> Signup successful!' });
           expect($location.url()).toBe('/');
-        });
+        }));
 
         it('should fail to register with duplicate Username', function () {
           // Test expected POST request
-          $httpBackend.when('POST', 'api/auth/signup').respond(400, {
+          $httpBackend.when('POST', '/api/auth/signup').respond(400, {
             'message': 'Username already exists'
           });
 
diff --git a/modules/users/tests/client/edit-profile.client.controller.tests.js b/modules/users/tests/client/edit-profile.client.controller.tests.js
index fcb73baf..e608a1bb 100644
--- a/modules/users/tests/client/edit-profile.client.controller.tests.js
+++ b/modules/users/tests/client/edit-profile.client.controller.tests.js
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
       spyOn(Notification, 'error');
       spyOn(Notification, 'success');
 
+      // Ignore parent template gets on state transition
+      $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html').respond(200);
+      $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/400.client.view.html').respond(200);
+
       // Mock logged in user
       Authentication.user = {
         _id: '525a8422f6d0f87f0e407a33',
diff --git a/modules/users/tests/client/password.client.controller.tests.js b/modules/users/tests/client/password.client.controller.tests.js
index fc8637cd..3bb87cc5 100644
--- a/modules/users/tests/client/password.client.controller.tests.js
+++ b/modules/users/tests/client/password.client.controller.tests.js
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
         $location = _$location_;
         $location.path = jasmine.createSpy().and.returnValue(true);
 
+        // Ignore parent template gets on state transition
+        $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/404.client.view.html').respond(200);
+
         // Mock logged in user
         _Authentication_.user = {
           username: 'test',
@@ -74,6 +77,10 @@
         spyOn(Notification, 'error');
         spyOn(Notification, 'success');
 
+        // Ignore parent template gets on state transition
+        $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/404.client.view.html').respond(200);
+        $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/400.client.view.html').respond(200);
+
         // Initialize the Authentication controller
         PasswordController = $controller('PasswordController as vm', {
           $scope: scope
@@ -96,7 +103,7 @@
         describe('POST error', function() {
           var errorMessage = 'No account with that username has been found';
           beforeEach(function() {
-            $httpBackend.when('POST', 'api/auth/forgot', credentials).respond(400, {
+            $httpBackend.when('POST', '/api/auth/forgot', credentials).respond(400, {
               'message': errorMessage
             });
 
@@ -116,7 +123,7 @@
         describe('POST success', function() {
           var successMessage = 'An email has been sent to the provided email with further instructions.';
           beforeEach(function() {
-            $httpBackend.when('POST', 'api/auth/forgot', credentials).respond({
+            $httpBackend.when('POST', '/api/auth/forgot', credentials).respond({
               'message': successMessage
             });
 
@@ -146,7 +153,7 @@
 
         it('POST error should call Notification.error with response message', function() {
           var errorMessage = 'Passwords do not match';
-          $httpBackend.when('POST', 'api/auth/reset/' + token, passwordDetails).respond(400, {
+          $httpBackend.when('POST', '/api/auth/reset/' + token, passwordDetails).respond(400, {
             'message': errorMessage
           });
 
@@ -161,7 +168,7 @@
             username: 'test'
           };
           beforeEach(function() {
-            $httpBackend.when('POST', 'api/auth/reset/' + token, passwordDetails).respond(user);
+            $httpBackend.when('POST', '/api/auth/reset/' + token, passwordDetails).respond(user);
 
             scope.vm.resetUserPassword(true);
             $httpBackend.flush();
diff --git a/modules/users/tests/client/users-admin.client.routes.tests.js b/modules/users/tests/client/users-admin.client.routes.tests.js
index e462f663..20348adf 100644
--- a/modules/users/tests/client/users-admin.client.routes.tests.js
+++ b/modules/users/tests/client/users-admin.client.routes.tests.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   describe('Users Admin Route Tests', function () {
     // Initialize global variables
     var $scope,
-      Authentication;
+      Authentication,
+      $httpBackend;
 
     // We can start by loading the main application module
     beforeEach(module(ApplicationConfiguration.applicationModuleName));
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(mainstate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/users/client/views/admin/list-users.client.view.html');
+          expect(mainstate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/users/client/views/admin/list-users.client.view.html');
         });
       });
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(viewstate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/users/client/views/admin/view-user.client.view.html');
+          expect(viewstate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/users/client/views/admin/view-user.client.view.html');
         });
       });
 
@@ -72,27 +73,36 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(editstate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/users/client/views/admin/edit-user.client.view.html');
+          expect(editstate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/users/client/views/admin/edit-user.client.view.html');
         });
       });
 
       describe('Handle Trailing Slash', function () {
-        beforeEach(inject(function ($state, $rootScope, _Authentication_) {
+        beforeEach(inject(function ($state, $rootScope, _Authentication_, _$httpBackend_) {
           Authentication.user = {
             name: 'user',
             roles: ['admin']
           };
 
+          $httpBackend = _$httpBackend_;
+
+          // Ignore parent template gets on state transition
+          $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/users/client/views/admin/list-users.client.view.html').respond(200);
+          $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html').respond(200);
+
           $state.go('admin.users');
           $rootScope.$digest();
         }));
 
-        it('Should remove trailing slash', inject(function ($state, $location, $rootScope) {
+        it('Should remove trailing slash', inject(function ($state, $location, $rootScope, $templateCache) {
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/users/client/views/admin/list-users.client.view.html', '');
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html', '');
+
           $location.path('admin/users/');
           $rootScope.$digest();
 
           expect($location.path()).toBe('/admin/users');
-          expect($state.current.templateUrl).toBe('modules/users/client/views/admin/list-users.client.view.html');
+          expect($state.current.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/users/client/views/admin/list-users.client.view.html');
         }));
       });
 
diff --git a/modules/users/tests/client/users.client.routes.tests.js b/modules/users/tests/client/users.client.routes.tests.js
index daf21c2c..bd823981 100644
--- a/modules/users/tests/client/users.client.routes.tests.js
+++ b/modules/users/tests/client/users.client.routes.tests.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   describe('Users Route Tests', function () {
     // Initialize global variables
     var $scope,
-      Authentication;
+      Authentication,
+      $httpBackend;
 
     // We can start by loading the main application module
     beforeEach(module(ApplicationConfiguration.applicationModuleName));
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(mainstate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/users/client/views/settings/settings.client.view.html');
+          expect(mainstate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/users/client/views/settings/settings.client.view.html');
         });
       });
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(profilestate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/users/client/views/settings/edit-profile.client.view.html');
+          expect(profilestate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/users/client/views/settings/edit-profile.client.view.html');
         });
       });
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(passwordstate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/users/client/views/settings/change-password.client.view.html');
+          expect(passwordstate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/users/client/views/settings/change-password.client.view.html');
         });
       });
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(accountsstate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/users/client/views/settings/manage-social-accounts.client.view.html');
+          expect(accountsstate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/users/client/views/settings/manage-social-accounts.client.view.html');
         });
       });
 
@@ -110,27 +111,37 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(picturestate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/users/client/views/settings/change-profile-picture.client.view.html');
+          expect(picturestate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/users/client/views/settings/change-profile-picture.client.view.html');
         });
       });
 
       describe('Handle Trailing Slash', function () {
-        beforeEach(inject(function ($state, $rootScope, _Authentication_) {
+        beforeEach(inject(function ($state, $rootScope, _Authentication_, _$httpBackend_) {
           Authentication.user = {
             name: 'user',
             roles: ['user']
           };
 
+          $httpBackend = _$httpBackend_;
+
+          // Ignore parent template gets on state transitions
+          $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/users/client/views/settings/settings.client.view.html').respond(200);
+          $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html').respond(200);
+          $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/users/client/views/settings/edit-profile.client.view.html').respond(200);
+
           $state.go('settings.profile');
           $rootScope.$digest();
         }));
 
-        it('Should remove trailing slash', inject(function ($state, $location, $rootScope) {
+        it('Should remove trailing slash', inject(function ($state, $location, $rootScope, $templateCache) {
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/users/client/views/settings/settings.client.view.html', '');
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/users/client/views/settings/edit-profile.client.view.html', '');
+
           $location.path('settings/profile/');
           $rootScope.$digest();
 
           expect($location.path()).toBe('/settings/profile');
-          expect($state.current.templateUrl).toBe('modules/users/client/views/settings/edit-profile.client.view.html');
+          expect($state.current.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/users/client/views/settings/edit-profile.client.view.html');
         }));
       });
 
@@ -152,7 +163,7 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(mainstate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/users/client/views/authentication/authentication.client.view.html');
+          expect(mainstate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/users/client/views/authentication/authentication.client.view.html');
         });
       });
 
@@ -171,7 +182,7 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(signupstate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/users/client/views/authentication/signup.client.view.html');
+          expect(signupstate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/users/client/views/authentication/signup.client.view.html');
         });
       });
 
@@ -190,7 +201,7 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(signinstate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/users/client/views/authentication/signin.client.view.html');
+          expect(signinstate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/users/client/views/authentication/signin.client.view.html');
         });
       });
 
@@ -231,7 +242,7 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(forgotstate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/users/client/views/password/forgot-password.client.view.html');
+          expect(forgotstate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/users/client/views/password/forgot-password.client.view.html');
         });
       });
 
@@ -272,7 +283,7 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(invalidstate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/users/client/views/password/reset-password-invalid.client.view.html');
+          expect(invalidstate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/users/client/views/password/reset-password-invalid.client.view.html');
         });
       });
 
@@ -291,7 +302,7 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(successstate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/users/client/views/password/reset-password-success.client.view.html');
+          expect(successstate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/users/client/views/password/reset-password-success.client.view.html');
         });
       });
 
@@ -310,7 +321,7 @@
         });
 
         it('Should have templateUrl', function () {
-          expect(formstate.templateUrl).toBe('modules/users/client/views/password/reset-password.client.view.html');
+          expect(formstate.templateUrl).toBe('/modules/users/client/views/password/reset-password.client.view.html');
         });
       });