diff --git a/public/src/forum/footer.js b/public/src/forum/footer.js
index 7d68deb6c8..6d6341962e 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/footer.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/footer.js
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@
 				if(data['userslug'])
 					userLabel.attr('href','/users/' + data['userslug']);
 				if(data['picture'])
-					userLabel.find('img').attr('src',data['picture']+"?s=24&default=identicon");
+					userLabel.find('img').attr('src',data['picture']);
 				if(data['username'])
 					userLabel.find('span').html(data['username']);
 			}
 			else {
 				var userli = $('<li> \
 									<a id="user_label" href="/users/'+data['userslug']+'"> \
-										<img src="'+data['picture']+"?s=24&default=identicon"+'"/> \
+										<img src="'+data['picture']+'"/> \
 										<span>'+data['username']+'</span> \
 									</a> \
 								</li>');
diff --git a/public/src/modules/composer.js b/public/src/modules/composer.js
index 2dde077e2a..8399f227f0 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/composer.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/composer.js
@@ -191,20 +191,20 @@ define(['taskbar'], function(taskbar) {
 		var	postData = composer.posts[post_uuid],
 			titleEl = composer.postContainer.querySelector('input'),
 			bodyEl = composer.postContainer.querySelector('textarea');
-		if (titleEl.value.length <= 3) {
+		if (titleEl.value.length < 3) {
 			return app.alert({
 				type: 'error',
-				timeout: 5000,
+				timeout: 2000,
 				title: 'Title too short',
 				message: "Please enter a longer title.",
 				alert_id: 'post_error'
 			});
 		}
 
-		if (bodyEl.value.length <= 9) {
+		if (bodyEl.value.length < 8) {
 			return app.alert({
 				type: 'error',
-				timeout: 5000,
+				timeout: 2000,
 				title: 'Content too short',
 				message: "Please enter a longer post.",
 				alert_id: 'post_error'
diff --git a/src/routes/user.js b/src/routes/user.js
index d37ed696d6..530e15071f 100644
--- a/src/routes/user.js
+++ b/src/routes/user.js
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ var user = require('./../user.js'),
 					uploadUserPicture(req.user.uid, req.files.userPhoto.name, req.files.userPhoto.path, res);
 					return;
 				}
-
-				var absolutePath = path.join(global.configuration['ROOT_DIRECTORY'], config.upload_path, path.basename(oldpicture));
+				
+				var absolutePath = path.join(global.configuration['ROOT_DIRECTORY'], global.nconf.get('upload_path'), path.basename(oldpicture));
 				
 				fs.unlink(absolutePath, function(err) {
 					if(err) {				
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ var user = require('./../user.js'),
 			}
 
 			var filename = uid + '-profileimg' + extension;
-			var uploadPath = path.join(global.configuration['ROOT_DIRECTORY'], config.upload_path, filename);
+			var uploadPath = path.join(global.configuration['ROOT_DIRECTORY'], global.nconf.get('upload_path'), filename);
 			
 			// @todo move to proper logging code - this should only be temporary
 			console.log('Info: Attempting upload to: '+ uploadPath);
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ var user = require('./../user.js'),
 			is.on('end', function() {
 				fs.unlinkSync(tempPath);
 
-				var imageUrl = config.upload_url + filename;
+				var imageUrl = global.nconf.get('upload_url') + filename;
 
 				res.json({ path: imageUrl });
 
@@ -341,10 +341,7 @@ var user = require('./../user.js'),
 				
 			});
 		}
-		
-
 
 	};
 
-
 }(exports));