diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jamkazam.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jamkazam.js
index b3ab70e8f..a0a504c73 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jamkazam.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jamkazam.js
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@
      */
     function ajaxError(jqXHR, textStatus, errorMessage) {
 
+      //var err;
+      //try { throw new Error('lurp'); } catch(e) { err = e };
+      //console.log("TRACE", JSON.stringify(err))
+
       if (jqXHR.status === 404) {
         logger.error("Unexpected ajax error: " + textStatus + ", msg:" + errorMessage);
         app.notify({title: "Oops!", text: "What you were looking for is gone now."});
@@ -218,7 +222,7 @@
       if (jqXHR.status == 422) {
         var errors = JSON.parse(jqXHR.responseText);
         var $errors = context.JK.format_all_errors(errors);
-        logger.debug("Unprocessable entity sent from server:", errors)
+        logger.debug("Unprocessable entity sent from server:", JSON.stringify(errors))
         this.notify({title: title, text: $errors, icon_url: "/assets/content/icon_alert_big.png"})
       }
       else if(jqXHR.status == 403) {
diff --git a/web/config/environments/test.rb b/web/config/environments/test.rb
index ba71cf8c2..f1c715dd7 100644
--- a/web/config/environments/test.rb
+++ b/web/config/environments/test.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ SampleApp::Application.configure do
   config.whiny_nils = true
 
   # useful when debugging a javascript problem...
-  config.assets.compress = false
+  # config.assets.compress = false
+
+  config.assets.compress = true # Compress precompiled assets
+  config.assets.compile = true # Refuse to compile assets on-the-fly
+  config.assets.digest = true
 
   # Show full error reports and disable caching
   config.consider_all_requests_local       = true
diff --git a/web/spec/features/event_spec.rb b/web/spec/features/event_spec.rb
index 0a38ef621..a06fafb8f 100644
--- a/web/spec/features/event_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/features/event_spec.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe "Events", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_feature => true, :s
     # add an event session to the event, with nothing defined
     @event_session = FactoryGirl.create(:event_session, event: @event)
     visit "/events/so_latency"
-    find('.landing-band.event img')['src'].should == '/assets/web/logo-256.png'
+    find('.landing-band.event img')['src'].include?('/assets/web/logo-256').should be_true
     find('.event-title', text: 'TBD')
     find('.time strong', text: 'TBD')
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe "Events", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_feature => true, :s
     @event_session.save!
     visit "/events/so_latency"
     find('.landing-details.event .bio', text: band.biography)
-    find('.landing-band.event img')['src'].should == '/assets/shared/avatar_generic_band.png'
+    find('.landing-band.event img')['src'].include?('/assets/shared/avatar_generic_band').should be_true
 
     # update starts at
     starts_at = 1.hours.ago
diff --git a/web/spec/features/sidebar_spec.rb b/web/spec/features/sidebar_spec.rb
index b2a949df8..ffb93b5d4 100644
--- a/web/spec/features/sidebar_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/features/sidebar_spec.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ describe "Profile Menu", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_feature => tr
   describe "panel behavior" do
     it "search, then click notifications" do
 
+      user.reload
+      
       notification = Notification.send_text_message("text message", user2, user)
       notification.errors.any?.should be_false
 
diff --git a/web/spec/features/social_meta_spec.rb b/web/spec/features/social_meta_spec.rb
index 9df062b8e..c94e3e4a8 100644
--- a/web/spec/features/social_meta_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/features/social_meta_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe "social metadata" do
       page.find('meta[property="fb:app_id"]', :visible => false)['content'].should == Rails.application.config.facebook_app_id
       page.find('meta[property="og:title"]', :visible => false)['content'].should == "JamKazam"
       page.find('meta[property="og:description"]', :visible => false)['content'].should == "Play music together over the Internet as if in the same room."
-      page.find('meta[property="og:image"]', :visible => false)['content'].include?("/assets/web/logo-256.png").should be_true
+      page.find('meta[property="og:image"]', :visible => false)['content'].include?("/assets/web/logo-256").should be_true
       page.find('meta[property="og:image:width"]', :visible => false)['content'].should == "256"
       page.find('meta[property="og:image:height"]', :visible => false)['content'].should == "256"
       page.find('meta[property="og:type"]', :visible => false)['content'].should == "website"
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ describe "social metadata" do
       page.find('meta[property="og:title"]', :visible => false)['content'].should == title_for_music_session(music_session.music_session)
       page.find('meta[property="og:url"]', :visible => false)['content'].include?("/sessions/#{music_session.id}").should be_true
       page.find('meta[property="og:description"]', :visible => false)['content'].should == music_session.music_session.description
-      page.find('meta[property="og:image"]', :visible => false)['content'].include?("/assets/web/logo-256.png").should be_true
+      page.find('meta[property="og:image"]', :visible => false)['content'].include?("/assets/web/logo-256").should be_true
       page.find('meta[property="og:image:width"]', :visible => false)['content'].should == "256"
       page.find('meta[property="og:image:height"]', :visible => false)['content'].should == "256"
       page.find('meta[property="og:type"]', :visible => false)['content'].should == "website"
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe "social metadata" do
       page.find('meta[property="og:title"]', :visible => false)['content'].should == title_for_claimed_recording(@claimed_recording)
       page.find('meta[property="og:url"]', :visible => false)['content'].include?("/recordings/#{@claimed_recording.id}").should be_true
       page.find('meta[property="og:description"]', :visible => false)['content'].should == @claimed_recording.name
-      page.find('meta[property="og:image"]', :visible => false)['content'].include?("/assets/web/logo-256.png").should be_true
+      page.find('meta[property="og:image"]', :visible => false)['content'].include?("/assets/web/logo-256").should be_true
       page.find('meta[property="og:image:width"]', :visible => false)['content'].should == "256"
       page.find('meta[property="og:image:height"]', :visible => false)['content'].should == "256"
       page.find('meta[property="og:type"]', :visible => false)['content'].should == "website"
diff --git a/web/spec/features/text_message_spec.rb b/web/spec/features/text_message_spec.rb
index bec913e7e..81bebc17e 100644
--- a/web/spec/features/text_message_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/features/text_message_spec.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ describe "Text Message", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_feature => tr
 
     it "on reply of notification in sidebar" do
 
+      @user1.reload
       # create a notification
       notification = Notification.send_text_message("bibbity bobbity boo", @user2, @user1)
       notification.errors.any?.should be_false