diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 761b21a0fe..c503019f29 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
     "connect-flash": "^0.1.1",
     "cron": "~1.0.4",
     "daemon": "~1.1.0",
-    "express": "3.2.0",
-    "express-namespace": "~0.1.1",
+    "express": "4.4.5",
     "gm": "1.14.2",
     "gravatar": "1.0.6",
     "less": "~1.6.3",
@@ -41,6 +40,17 @@
     "prompt": "~0.2.11",
     "request": "~2.34.0",
     "rimraf": "~2.2.6",
+
+
+    "cookie-parser": "^1.0.1",
+    "body-parser": "^1.0.1",
+    "serve-favicon": "^2.0.1",
+    "express-session": "^1.0.2",
+    "csurf": "^1.1.0",
+    "compression": "^1.0.1",
+
+    "morgan": "^1.0.0",
+
     "rss": "~0.2.0",
     "semver": "~2.2.1",
     "sitemap": "~0.7.3",
diff --git a/public/src/templates.js b/public/src/templates.js
index 3d02dfcc87..5cf10aeb4b 100644
--- a/public/src/templates.js
+++ b/public/src/templates.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Please use the npm module instead - require('templates.js')
 					}
 
 					callback(parse(loaded, obj, bind));
-				});	
+				});
 			} else {
 				callback(parse(templates.cache[template], obj, bind));
 			}
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ Please use the npm module instead - require('templates.js')
 	};
 
 	function express(filename, options, fn) {
+		console.log(filename, options, fn);
 		var fs = require('fs'),
 			tpl = filename.replace(options.settings.views + '/', '');
 
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ Please use the npm module instead - require('templates.js')
 
 		while (block = template.match(regex)) {
 			block = block[0].replace(makeBlockRegex(key), '');
-			
+
 			var numblocks = array[key].length - 1,
 				iterator = 0,
 				result = '',
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ Please use the npm module instead - require('templates.js')
 
 			do {
 				parsedBlock = parse(block, array[key][iterator], bind, namespace, {iterator: iterator, total: numblocks}) + ((iterator < numblocks) ? '\r\n':'');
-				
+
 				result += (!bind) ? parsedBlock : setBindContainer(parsedBlock, bind + namespace + iterator);
 				result = parseFunctions(block, result, {
 					data: array[key][iterator],
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ Please use the npm module instead - require('templates.js')
 
 			template = template.replace(regex, result);
 		}
-		
+
 		return template;
 	}
 
@@ -247,14 +248,14 @@ Please use the npm module instead - require('templates.js')
 				this['__' + key] = value;
 
 				var els = document.querySelectorAll('[data-binding="' + (this.__iterator !== false ? (bind + this.__namespace + this.__iterator) : bind) + '"]');
-				
+
 				for (var el in els) {
 					if (els.hasOwnProperty(el)) {
 						if (this.__parent) {
 							var parent = this.__parent();
 							els[el].innerHTML = parse(parent.template, parent.data, false);
 						} else {
-							els[el].innerHTML = parse(this.__template, obj, false, this.__namespace);	
+							els[el].innerHTML = parse(this.__template, obj, false, this.__namespace);
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ Please use the npm module instead - require('templates.js')
 					template = parse(template, obj[key], bind, namespace + key + '.');
 				} else {
 					template = parseValue(template, namespace + key, obj[key]);
-					
+
 					if (bind && obj[key]) {
 						setupBindings({
 							obj: obj,
diff --git a/src/database/mongo.js b/src/database/mongo.js
index 5b25ae9284..a9f765e1dd 100644
--- a/src/database/mongo.js
+++ b/src/database/mongo.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	var winston = require('winston'),
 		async = require('async'),
 		nconf = require('nconf'),
-		express = require('express'),
+		session = require('express-session'),
 		db,
 		mongoClient,
 		mongoStore;
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 	module.init = function(callback) {
 		try {
 			mongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient;
-			mongoStore = require('connect-mongo')(express);
+			mongoStore = require('connect-mongo')({session: session});
 		} catch (err) {
 			winston.error('Unable to initialize MongoDB! Is MongoDB installed? Error :' + err.message);
 			process.exit();
diff --git a/src/database/redis.js b/src/database/redis.js
index 2c0e9bd1cc..078f0a54d6 100644
--- a/src/database/redis.js
+++ b/src/database/redis.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	var winston = require('winston'),
 		nconf = require('nconf'),
 		path = require('path'),
-		express = require('express'),
+		session = require('express-session'),
 		utils = require('./../../public/src/utils.js'),
 		redis,
 		connectRedis,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 	module.init = function(callback) {
 		try {
 			redis = require('redis');
-			connectRedis = require('connect-redis')(express);
+			connectRedis = require('connect-redis')({session: session});
 			reds = require('reds');
 		} catch (err) {
 			winston.error('Unable to initialize Redis! Is Redis installed? Error :' + err.message);
diff --git a/src/install.js b/src/install.js
index b6d062cbb0..15005e8999 100644
--- a/src/install.js
+++ b/src/install.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 
 	DATABASES = {
 		"redis": {
-			"dependencies": ["redis@~0.10.1", "connect-redis@~1.4"]
+			"dependencies": ["redis@~0.10.1", "connect-redis@~2.0.0"]
 		},
 		"mongo": {
 			"dependencies": ["mongodb", "connect-mongo"]
diff --git a/src/logger.js b/src/logger.js
index 90926dd5fd..f1da65555e 100644
--- a/src/logger.js
+++ b/src/logger.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 	winston = require('winston'),
 	util = require('util'),
 	socketio = require('socket.io'),
-	meta = require('./meta');
+	meta = require('./meta'),
+	morgan = require('morgan');
 
 var opts = {
 	/*
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ var opts = {
 		/*
 		 * Always initialize "ofn" (original function) with the original logger function
 		 */
-		opts.express.ofn = express.logger({stream : opts.streams.log.f});
+		opts.express.ofn = morgan({stream : opts.streams.log.f});
 	};
 
 	Logger.expressLogger = function(req,res,next) {
diff --git a/src/middleware/index.js b/src/middleware/index.js
index 844e46cdd8..5131d0e449 100644
--- a/src/middleware/index.js
+++ b/src/middleware/index.js
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ var utils = require('./../../public/src/utils'),
 	winston = require('winston'),
 	flash = require('connect-flash'),
 	templates = require('templates.js'),
+	bodyParser = require('body-parser'),
+	cookieParser = require('cookie-parser'),
+	compression = require('compression'),
+	favicon = require('serve-favicon'),
+	csrf = require('csurf'),
+	session = require('express-session'),
 
 	relativePath,
 	viewsPath,
@@ -188,65 +194,63 @@ module.exports = function(app, data) {
 	themesPath = nconf.get('themes_path');
 	baseTemplatesPath = nconf.get('base_templates_path');
 
-	app.configure(function() {
-		app.engine('tpl', templates.__express);
-		app.set('view engine', 'tpl');
-		app.set('views', viewsPath);
-		app.use(flash());
 
-		app.enable('view cache');
+	app.engine('tpl', templates.__express);
+	app.set('view engine', 'tpl');
+	app.set('views', viewsPath);
+	app.use(flash());
 
-		app.use(express.compress());
+	app.enable('view cache');
 
-		app.use(express.favicon(path.join(__dirname, '../../', 'public', meta.config['brand:favicon'] ? meta.config['brand:favicon'] : 'favicon.ico')));
-		app.use(relativePath + '/apple-touch-icon', middleware.routeTouchIcon);
+	app.use(compression());
 
-		app.use(express.bodyParser());
-		app.use(express.cookieParser());
+	app.use(favicon(path.join(__dirname, '../../', 'public', meta.config['brand:favicon'] ? meta.config['brand:favicon'] : 'favicon.ico')));
+	app.use(relativePath + '/apple-touch-icon', middleware.routeTouchIcon);
 
-		app.use(express.session({
-			store: db.sessionStore,
-			secret: nconf.get('secret'),
-			key: 'express.sid',
-			cookie: {
-				maxAge: 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * parseInt(meta.configs.loginDays || 14, 10)
-			}
-		}));
+	app.use(bodyParser());
+	app.use(cookieParser());
 
-		app.use(express.csrf()); // todo, make this a conditional middleware
+	app.use(session({
+		store: db.sessionStore,
+		secret: nconf.get('secret'),
+		key: 'express.sid',
+		cookie: {
+			maxAge: 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * parseInt(meta.configs.loginDays || 14, 10)
+		}
+	}));
 
-		app.use(function (req, res, next) {
-			res.locals.csrf_token = req.session._csrf;
-			res.setHeader('X-Powered-By', 'NodeBB');
+	app.use(csrf());
 
-			res.setHeader('X-Frame-Options', 'SAMEORIGIN');
-			if (meta.config['allow-from-uri']) {
-				res.setHeader('ALLOW-FROM', meta.config['allow-from-uri']);
-			}
+	app.use(function (req, res, next) {
+		res.locals.csrf_token = req.session._csrf;
+		res.setHeader('X-Powered-By', 'NodeBB');
 
-			next();
-		});
+		res.setHeader('X-Frame-Options', 'SAMEORIGIN');
+		if (meta.config['allow-from-uri']) {
+			res.setHeader('ALLOW-FROM', meta.config['allow-from-uri']);
+		}
 
-		app.use(middleware.processRender);
+		next();
+	});
 
-		auth.initialize(app);
+	app.use(middleware.processRender);
 
-		routeCurrentTheme(app, data.currentThemeId, data.themesData);
-		routeThemeScreenshots(app, data.themesData);
+	auth.initialize(app);
 
-		plugins.getTemplates(function(err, pluginTemplates) {
-			compileTemplates(pluginTemplates);
-		});
+	routeCurrentTheme(app, data.currentThemeId, data.themesData);
+	routeThemeScreenshots(app, data.themesData);
 
-		app.use(relativePath, app.router);
+	plugins.getTemplates(function(err, pluginTemplates) {
+		compileTemplates(pluginTemplates);
+	});
 
-		app.use(relativePath, express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../../', 'public'), {
-			maxAge: app.enabled('cache') ? 5184000000 : 0
-		}));
+	app.use(relativePath, express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../../', 'public'), {
+		maxAge: app.enabled('cache') ? 5184000000 : 0
+	}));
+
+	//app.use(catch404);
+	//app.use(handleErrors);
 
-		app.use(catch404);
-		app.use(handleErrors);
-	});
 
 	return middleware;
 };
diff --git a/src/routes/api.js b/src/routes/api.js
index 001cb5a01b..47e7b5f045 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.js
+++ b/src/routes/api.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var path = require('path'),
 	async = require('async'),
 	fs = require('fs'),
 	nconf = require('nconf'),
+	express = require('express'),
 
 	user = require('../user'),
 	topics = require('../topics'),
@@ -178,17 +179,19 @@ function getRecentPosts(req, res, next) {
 }
 
 module.exports =  function(app, middleware, controllers) {
-	app.namespace('/api', function () {
-		app.get('/config', controllers.api.getConfig);
 
-		app.get('/user/uid/:uid', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.accounts.getUserByUID);
-		app.get('/get_templates_listing', getTemplatesListing);
-		app.get('/categories/:cid/moderators', getModerators);
-		app.get('/recent/posts/:term?', getRecentPosts);
+	var router = express.Router();
 
-		app.post('/post/upload', uploadPost);
-		app.post('/topic/thumb/upload', uploadThumb);
-		app.post('/user/:userslug/uploadpicture', middleware.authenticate, middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, middleware.checkAccountPermissions, controllers.accounts.uploadPicture);
-	});
+	router.get('/config', controllers.api.getConfig);
+
+	router.get('/user/uid/:uid', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.accounts.getUserByUID);
+	router.get('/get_templates_listing', getTemplatesListing);
+	router.get('/categories/:cid/moderators', getModerators);
+	router.get('/recent/posts/:term?', getRecentPosts);
+
+	router.post('/post/upload', uploadPost);
+	router.post('/topic/thumb/upload', uploadThumb);
+	router.post('/user/:userslug/uploadpicture', middleware.authenticate, middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, middleware.checkAccountPermissions, controllers.accounts.uploadPicture);
 
+	app.use('/api', router);
 };
diff --git a/src/routes/debug.js b/src/routes/debug.js
index ccaa4209a6..d0e24c5494 100644
--- a/src/routes/debug.js
+++ b/src/routes/debug.js
@@ -1,60 +1,63 @@
 "use strict";
 
-var user = require('./../user'),
+var express = require('express'),
+	user = require('./../user'),
 	categories = require('./../categories'),
 	topics = require('./../topics'),
 	posts = require('./../posts');
 
 module.exports = function(app, middleware, controllers) {
-	app.namespace('/debug', function() {
-		app.get('/uid/:uid', function (req, res) {
-			if (!req.params.uid) {
-				return res.redirect('/404');
-			}
+	var router = express.Router();
 
-			user.getUserData(req.params.uid, function (err, data) {
-				if (data) {
-					res.send(data);
-				} else {
-					res.json(404, {
-						error: "User doesn't exist!"
-					});
-				}
-			});
-		});
+	router.get('/uid/:uid', function (req, res) {
+		if (!req.params.uid) {
+			return res.redirect('/404');
+		}
 
-		app.get('/cid/:cid', function (req, res) {
-			categories.getCategoryData(req.params.cid, function (err, data) {
-				if (data) {
-					res.send(data);
-				} else {
-					res.send(404, "Category doesn't exist!");
-				}
-			});
+		user.getUserData(req.params.uid, function (err, data) {
+			if (data) {
+				res.send(data);
+			} else {
+				res.json(404, {
+					error: "User doesn't exist!"
+				});
+			}
 		});
+	});
 
-		app.get('/tid/:tid', function (req, res) {
-			topics.getTopicData(req.params.tid, function (err, data) {
-				if (data) {
-					res.send(data);
-				} else {
-					res.send(404, "Topic doesn't exist!");
-				}
-			});
+	router.get('/cid/:cid', function (req, res) {
+		categories.getCategoryData(req.params.cid, function (err, data) {
+			if (data) {
+				res.send(data);
+			} else {
+				res.send(404, "Category doesn't exist!");
+			}
 		});
+	});
 
-		app.get('/pid/:pid', function (req, res) {
-			posts.getPostData(req.params.pid, function (err, data) {
-				if (data) {
-					res.send(data);
-				} else {
-					res.send(404, "Post doesn't exist!");
-				}
-			});
+	router.get('/tid/:tid', function (req, res) {
+		topics.getTopicData(req.params.tid, function (err, data) {
+			if (data) {
+				res.send(data);
+			} else {
+				res.send(404, "Topic doesn't exist!");
+			}
 		});
+	});
 
-		app.get('/test', function(req, res) {
-			res.redirect('404');
+	router.get('/pid/:pid', function (req, res) {
+		posts.getPostData(req.params.pid, function (err, data) {
+			if (data) {
+				res.send(data);
+			} else {
+				res.send(404, "Post doesn't exist!");
+			}
 		});
 	});
+
+	router.get('/test', function(req, res) {
+		res.redirect('404');
+	});
+
+	return router;
 };
diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index 9166d340c1..9c94e74054 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var nconf = require('nconf'),
 	controllers = require('./../controllers'),
 	meta = require('./../meta'),
 	plugins = require('./../plugins'),
+	express = require('express'),
 
 	metaRoutes = require('./meta'),
 	apiRoutes = require('./api'),
@@ -151,38 +152,89 @@ function groupRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
 
 
 module.exports = function(app, middleware) {
-	app.namespace(nconf.get('relative_path'), function() {
-		plugins.ready(function() {
-			app.all('/api/*', middleware.updateLastOnlineTime, middleware.prepareAPI);
-			app.all('/api/admin/*', middleware.admin.isAdmin, middleware.prepareAPI);
-			app.all('/admin/*', middleware.admin.isAdmin);
-			app.get('/admin', middleware.admin.isAdmin);
-
-			plugins.fireHook('action:app.load', app, middleware, controllers);
-
-			adminRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
-			metaRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
-			apiRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
-			feedRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
-			pluginRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
-			authRoutes.createRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
-
-			/**
-			* Every view has an associated API route.
-			*
-			*/
-			mainRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
-			staticRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
-			topicRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
-			tagRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
-			categoryRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
-			accountRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
-			userRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
-			groupRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
-		});
 
-		if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
-			require('./debug')(app, middleware, controllers);
-		}
+	var router = express.Router();
+
+	plugins.ready(function() {
+
+		app.all('/api/*', middleware.updateLastOnlineTime, middleware.prepareAPI);
+		app.all('/api/admin/*', middleware.admin.isAdmin, middleware.prepareAPI);
+		app.all('/admin/*', middleware.admin.isAdmin);
+		app.get('/admin', middleware.admin.isAdmin);
+
+		plugins.fireHook('action:app.load', app, middleware, controllers);
+
+		adminRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
+		metaRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
+		apiRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
+		feedRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
+		pluginRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
+		authRoutes.createRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
+
+		/**
+		* Every view has an associated API route.
+		*
+		*/
+		mainRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
+		staticRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
+		topicRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
+		tagRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
+		categoryRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
+		accountRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
+		userRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
+		groupRoutes(app, middleware, controllers);
+
+		app.use(catch404);
+		app.use(handleErrors);
+
+		app.use(nconf.get('relative_path'), router);
 	});
+
+	if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+		app.use('/debug', require('./debug')(middleware, controllers));
+	}
+
 };
+
+function handleErrors(err, req, res, next) {
+	// we may use properties of the error object
+	// here and next(err) appropriately, or if
+	// we possibly recovered from the error, simply next().
+	console.error(err.stack);
+
+	var status = err.status || 500;
+	res.status(status);
+
+	req.flash('errorMessage', err.message);
+
+	res.redirect('500');
+}
+
+function catch404(req, res, next) {
+	var	isLanguage = new RegExp('^' + relativePath + '/language/[\\w]{2,}/.*.json'),
+		isClientScript = new RegExp('^' + relativePath + '\\/src\\/forum(\\/admin)?\\/.+\\.js');
+
+	res.status(404);
+
+	if (isClientScript.test(req.url)) {
+		res.type('text/javascript').send(200, '');
+	} else if (isLanguage.test(req.url)) {
+		res.json(200, {});
+	} else if (req.accepts('html')) {
+		if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+			winston.warn('Route requested but not found: ' + req.url);
+		}
+
+		res.redirect(relativePath + '/404');
+	} else if (req.accepts('json')) {
+		if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+			winston.warn('Route requested but not found: ' + req.url);
+		}
+
+		res.json({
+			error: 'Not found'
+		});
+	} else {
+		res.type('txt').send('Not found');
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/socket.io/index.js b/src/socket.io/index.js
index 3b872c2cac..750b8eeb11 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/index.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/index.js
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ var	SocketIO = require('socket.io'),
 	path = require('path'),
 	fs = require('fs'),
 	nconf = require('nconf'),
-	express = require('express'),
-	socketCookieParser = express.cookieParser(nconf.get('secret')),
+	socketCookieParser = require('cookie-parser')(nconf.get('secret')),
 	winston = require('winston'),
 
 	db = require('../database'),
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ Sockets.init = function(server) {
 				winston.error(err.message);
 			}
 
-			sessionID = socket.handshake.signedCookies["express.sid"];
+			sessionID = socket.handshake.signedCookies['express.sid'];
 			db.sessionStore.get(sessionID, function(err, sessionData) {
 				if (!err && sessionData && sessionData.passport && sessionData.passport.user) {
 					uid = parseInt(sessionData.passport.user, 10);
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index e7c19359f0..9b50f0b553 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ var path = require('path'),
 	fs = require('fs'),
 	nconf = require('nconf'),
 	express = require('express'),
-	express_namespace = require('express-namespace'),
 	WebServer = express(),
 	server,
 	winston = require('winston'),