diff --git a/src/com/serotonin/mango/web/dwr/MiscDwr.java b/src/com/serotonin/mango/web/dwr/MiscDwr.java
index 60324a88c3..31ea7a737b 100644
--- a/src/com/serotonin/mango/web/dwr/MiscDwr.java
+++ b/src/com/serotonin/mango/web/dwr/MiscDwr.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import java.io.StringWriter;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
@@ -253,6 +252,7 @@ public void setLocale(String locale) {
 
 	
 	public void setHomeUrl(String url) {
+		Permissions.ensureValidUser();
 		// Remove the scheme, domain, and context if there.
 		HttpServletRequest request = WebContextFactory.get()
 				.getHttpServletRequest();
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@ public void setHomeUrl(String url) {
 			url = url.substring(1);
 
 		// Save the result
+		User user = Common.getUser();
+		user.setHomeUrl(url);
+		UserService userService = new UserService();
+		userService.saveHomeUrl(user.getId(), url);
 		new UserDao().saveHomeUrl(Common.getUser().getId(), url);
 	}