diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5b65483516..a763a58892 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "nodebb",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "description": "NodeBB Forum",
-  "version": "1.4.4",
+  "version": "1.4.5",
   "homepage": "http://www.nodebb.org",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/public/src/client/account/edit.js b/public/src/client/account/edit.js
index 13b84e3023..02c1e57200 100644
--- a/public/src/client/account/edit.js
+++ b/public/src/client/account/edit.js
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ define('forum/account/edit', ['forum/account/header', 'translator', 'components'
 
 	function handleImageUpload(modal) {
 		function onUploadComplete(urlOnServer) {
-			urlOnServer = urlOnServer + '?' + Date.now();
+			urlOnServer = config.relative_path + urlOnServer + '?' + Date.now();
 
 			updateHeader(urlOnServer);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins.js b/src/plugins.js
index 7d41628d1c..97613aebd1 100644
--- a/src/plugins.js
+++ b/src/plugins.js
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ var middleware;
 	};
 
 	Plugins.reloadRoutes = function (callback) {
-		callback = callback || function () {};
 		var router = express.Router();
 
 		router.hotswapId = 'plugins';
@@ -138,7 +137,8 @@ var middleware;
 		var controllers = require('./controllers');
 		Plugins.fireHook('static:app.load', { app: app, router: router, middleware: middleware, controllers: controllers }, function (err) {
 			if (err) {
-				return winston.error('[plugins] Encountered error while executing post-router plugins hooks: ' + err.message);
+				winston.error('[plugins] Encountered error while executing post-router plugins hooks: ' + err.message);
+				return callback(err);
 			}
 
 			hotswap.replace('plugins', router);
diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index 6d5fcfc018..969577aabf 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function groupRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/groups/:slug/members', middleware, middlewares, controllers.groups.members);
 }
 
-module.exports = function (app, middleware, hotswapIds) {
+module.exports = function (app, middleware, hotswapIds, callback) {
 	var routers = [
 		express.Router(),	// plugin router
 		express.Router(),	// main app router
@@ -210,8 +210,9 @@ module.exports = function (app, middleware, hotswapIds) {
 		async.apply(user.addInterstitials),
 	], function (err) {
 		if (err) {
-			return winston.error(err);
+			return callback(err);
 		}
 		winston.info('Routes added');
+		callback();
 	});
 };
diff --git a/src/user/picture.js b/src/user/picture.js
index 13288774b2..2b4f45d344 100644
--- a/src/user/picture.js
+++ b/src/user/picture.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 var async = require('async');
 var fs = require('fs');
-var nconf = require('nconf');
 var winston = require('winston');
 var request = require('request');
 var mime = require('mime');
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 			},
 			function (upload, next) {
 				next(null, {
-					url: nconf.get('relative_path') + upload.url,
+					url: upload.url,
 					path: upload.path,
 					name: image.name,
 				});
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index 7d3c6aa9a2..16a9d39dd8 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ function initializeNodeBB(callback) {
 			plugins.fireHook('filter:hotswap.prepare', [], next);
 		},
 		function (hotswapIds, next) {
-			routes(app, middleware, hotswapIds);
-			next();
+			routes(app, middleware, hotswapIds, next);
 		},
 		function (next) {
 			async.series([
diff --git a/test/uploads.js b/test/uploads.js
index 624b1c25b7..0daf0407b9 100644
--- a/test/uploads.js
+++ b/test/uploads.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('Upload Controllers', function () {
 				assert.equal(res.statusCode, 200);
 				assert(Array.isArray(body));
 				assert.equal(body.length, 1);
-				assert.equal(body[0].url, nconf.get('relative_path') + '/assets/uploads/profile/' + regularUid + '-profileavatar.png');
+				assert.equal(body[0].url, '/assets/uploads/profile/' + regularUid + '-profileavatar.png');
 				done();
 			});
 		});
diff --git a/test/user.js b/test/user.js
index ece3881d66..776dbf28de 100644
--- a/test/user.js
+++ b/test/user.js
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ describe('User', function () {
 					};
 					User.uploadPicture(uid, picture, function (err, uploadedPicture) {
 						assert.ifError(err);
-						assert.equal(uploadedPicture.url, nconf.get('relative_path') + '/assets/uploads/profile/' + uid + '-profileavatar.png');
+						assert.equal(uploadedPicture.url, '/assets/uploads/profile/' + uid + '-profileavatar.png');
 						assert.equal(uploadedPicture.path, path.join(nconf.get('base_dir'), 'public', 'uploads', 'profile', uid + '-profileavatar.png'));
 						done();
 					});