diff --git a/admin/build b/admin/build
index 64c48f159..87540347c 100755
--- a/admin/build
+++ b/admin/build
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ EOF
     #bundle install --path vendor/bundle --local
     # prepare production acssets
     rm -rf $DIR/public/assets
-    bundle exec rake assets:precompile RAILS_ENV=production
+    #bundle exec rake assets:precompile RAILS_ENV=production
 	
     # create debian using fpm 
     bundle exec fpm -s dir -t deb -p target/deb/jam-admin_0.1.${BUILD_NUMBER}_${ARCH}.deb -n "jam-admin" -v "0.1.$BUILD_NUMBER" --prefix /var/lib/jam-admin --after-install $DIR/script/package/post-install.sh --before-install $DIR/script/package/pre-install.sh --before-remove $DIR/script/package/pre-uninstall.sh --after-remove $DIR/script/package/post-uninstall.sh Gemfile .bundle config Rakefile script config.ru lib public vendor app BUILD_NUMBER
diff --git a/web/spec/factories.rb b/web/spec/factories.rb
index 771b7862b..fb6e97594 100644
--- a/web/spec/factories.rb
+++ b/web/spec/factories.rb
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
     city "Apex"
     state "NC"
     country "US"
+    hourly_rate 1
+    gig_minimum 1
     before(:create) { |band|
       band.genres << Genre.first
     }
diff --git a/web/spec/features/signup_spec.rb b/web/spec/features/signup_spec.rb
index ff62b51bf..3546a0936 100644
--- a/web/spec/features/signup_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/features/signup_spec.rb
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ describe "Signup", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_feature => true do
 
       # we should see these locations in the signup form already chosen
       location = GeoIpLocations.lookup('127.0.0.1')
-      find('.field.country .easydropdown .selected', text:location[:country])
-      find('.field.state .easydropdown .selected', text:location[:state])
-      find('.field.city .easydropdown .selected', text:location[:city])
+
+      region = Region.find_by_region(location[:state])
+      find('.field.country .easydropdown .selected', text: 'United States')
+      find('.field.state .easydropdown .selected', text:'Massachusetts')
+      find('.field.city .easydropdown .selected', text:'Boston')
     end
 
     describe "with valid musician information" do
diff --git a/web/spec/requests/bands_api_spec.rb b/web/spec/requests/bands_api_spec.rb
index a2e631009..5b0eac7e7 100644
--- a/web/spec/requests/bands_api_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/requests/bands_api_spec.rb
@@ -124,11 +124,9 @@ describe "Band API", :type => :api do
         band_details["genres"].size.should == 1
       end
 
-      it "should prevent bands with less than 1 genre" do
+      it "will allow bands with 0 genres" do
         last_response = create_band(user, genres: [])
-        last_response.status.should == 422
-        error_msg = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
-        error_msg["errors"]["genres"].should == [ValidationMessages::BAND_GENRE_MINIMUM_NOT_MET]
+        last_response.status.should == 201
       end
 
       it "should prevent bands with more than 3 genres" do