diff --git a/public/src/admin/settings.js b/public/src/admin/settings.js
index c4b880f761..acfa654556 100644
--- a/public/src/admin/settings.js
+++ b/public/src/admin/settings.js
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ define('admin/settings', ['uploader', 'sounds'], function(uploader, sounds) {
 					}
 				}
 			} else if (field.is('textarea')) {
-				if (app.config[key]) {
+				if (app.config.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
 					field.val(app.config[key]);
 				}
 			} else if (field.is('select')) {
-				if (app.config[key]) {
+				if (app.config.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
 					field.val(app.config[key]);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/controllers/index.js b/src/controllers/index.js
index a1e9c63dae..d5d26ec34e 100644
--- a/src/controllers/index.js
+++ b/src/controllers/index.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ var Controllers = {
 
 Controllers.home = function(req, res, next) {
 	var route = meta.config.homePageRoute || (meta.config.homePageCustom || '').replace(/^\/+/, '') || 'categories';
+	console.log(route, meta.config);
 
 	user.getSettings(req.uid, function(err, settings) {
 		if (err) {