diff --git a/src/meta.js b/src/meta.js
index e494c4fccc..7a41b162ff 100644
--- a/src/meta.js
+++ b/src/meta.js
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 	};
 
 	Meta.js = {
+		cache: undefined,
 		scripts: [
 			'vendor/jquery/js/jquery.js',
 			'vendor/jquery/js/jquery-ui-1.10.4.custom.js',
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 			'src/translator.js',
 			'src/utils.js'
 		],
-		minFile: path.join(__dirname, '..', 'public/src/nodebb.min.js'),
+		minFile: nconf.get('relative_path') + 'nodebb.min.js',
 		get: function (callback) {
 			plugins.fireHook('filter:scripts.get', this.scripts, function(err, scripts) {
 				var ctime,
@@ -265,46 +266,9 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 
 				Meta.js.scripts = jsPaths.filter(function(path) { return path !== null });
 
-				if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'development') {
-					async.parallel({
-						ctime: function (next) {
-							async.map(jsPaths, fs.stat, function (err, stats) {
-								async.reduce(stats, 0, function (memo, item, next) {
-									if(item) {
-										ctime = +new Date(item.ctime);
-										next(null, ctime > memo ? ctime : memo);
-									} else {
-										next(null, memo);
-									}
-								}, next);
-							});
-						},
-						minFile: function (next) {
-							if (!fs.existsSync(Meta.js.minFile)) {
-								winston.info('No minified client-side library found');
-								return next(null, 0);
-							}
-
-							fs.stat(Meta.js.minFile, function (err, stat) {
-								next(err, +new Date(stat.ctime));
-							});
-						}
-					}, function (err, results) {
-						if (results.minFile > results.ctime) {
-							winston.info('No changes to client-side libraries -- skipping minification');
-							callback(null, [path.relative(path.join(__dirname, '../public'), Meta.js.minFile)]);
-						} else {
-							winston.info('Minifying client-side libraries -- please wait');
-							Meta.js.minify(function () {
-								callback(null, [
-									path.relative(path.join(__dirname, '../public'), Meta.js.minFile)
-								]);
-							});
-						}
-					});
-				} else {
-					callback(null, scripts);
-				}
+				callback(null, [
+					Meta.js.minFile
+				]);
 			});
 		},
 		minify: function (callback) {
@@ -317,17 +281,8 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 			}
 
 			minified = uglifyjs.minify(jsPaths);
-			fs.writeFile(Meta.js.minFile, minified.code, function (err) {
-				if (!err) {
-					if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
-						winston.info('Minified client-side libraries');
-					}
-					callback();
-				} else {
-					winston.error('Problem minifying client-side libraries, exiting.');
-					process.exit();
-				}
-			});
+			this.cache = minified.code;
+			callback();
 		}
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/routes/theme.js b/src/routes/meta.js
similarity index 85%
rename from src/routes/theme.js
rename to src/routes/meta.js
index e8a9052029..11a2d3d2fe 100644
--- a/src/routes/theme.js
+++ b/src/routes/meta.js
@@ -48,5 +48,15 @@ var path = require('path'),
 				}
 			});
 		});
+
+		app.get('/nodebb.min.js', function(req, res) {
+			if (meta.js.cache) {
+				res.type('text/javascript').send(meta.js.cache);
+			} else {
+				meta.js.minify(function() {
+					res.type('text/javascript').send(meta.js.cache);
+				});
+			}
+		});
 	};
 })(exports);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index 50fcae9035..9999c1a22e 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ var path = require('path'),
 	userRoute = require('./routes/user'),
 	apiRoute = require('./routes/api'),
 	feedsRoute = require('./routes/feeds'),
-	themeRoute = require('./routes/theme');
+	metaRoute = require('./routes/meta');
 
 if(nconf.get('ssl')) {
 	server = require('https').createServer({
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', function(err) {
 
 	app.namespace(nconf.get('relative_path'), function () {
 		auth.registerApp(app);
-		themeRoute.createRoutes(app);
+		metaRoute.createRoutes(app);
 		admin.createRoutes(app);
 		userRoute.createRoutes(app);
 		apiRoute.createRoutes(app);