diff --git a/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/column_back_button.js b/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/column_back_button.js
index f7190e5b..19e6f7ef 100644
--- a/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/column_back_button.js
+++ b/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/column_back_button.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export default class ColumnBackButton extends React.PureComponent {
 
   handleClick = () => {
     if (window.history && window.history.length === 1) {
-      this.context.router.history.push('/');
+      this.context.router.history.push('/home'); // homehack
     } else {
       this.context.router.history.goBack();
     }
diff --git a/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/column_header.js b/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/column_header.js
index e7871e16..499cf3c7 100644
--- a/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/column_header.js
+++ b/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/column_header.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class ColumnHeader extends React.PureComponent {
 
   historyBack = () => {
     if (window.history && window.history.length === 1) {
-      this.context.router.history.push('/');
+      this.context.router.history.push('/home'); // homehack
     } else {
       this.context.router.history.goBack();
     }
diff --git a/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/error_boundary.js b/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/error_boundary.js
index ce199b56..0a400960 100644
--- a/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/error_boundary.js
+++ b/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/error_boundary.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export default class ErrorBoundary extends React.PureComponent {
       <div className='error-boundary'>
         <div>
           <FormattedMessage id='alert.unexpected.message' defaultMessage='Error' />
-          <a href='/'>Return Home</a>
+          <a href='/home'>Return Home</a>
         </div>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/app/javascript/gabsocial/features/ui/index.js b/app/javascript/gabsocial/features/ui/index.js
index d27b854f..ae6b58fa 100644
--- a/app/javascript/gabsocial/features/ui/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/gabsocial/features/ui/index.js
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class SwitchingColumnsArea extends React.PureComponent {
 
     return (
       <Switch>
-        {/* <Redirect from='/' to='/home' exact /> */}
+        <Redirect from='/' to='/home' exact />
         <WrappedRoute path='/home' exact layout={LAYOUT.HOME} component={HomeTimeline} content={children} />
 
         <WrappedRoute path='/groups' component={Groups} content={children} />
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ class UI extends React.PureComponent {
 
   handleHotkeyBack = () => {
     if (window.history && window.history.length === 1) {
-      this.context.router.history.push('/');
+      this.context.router.history.push('/home'); // homehack
     } else {
       this.context.router.history.goBack();
     }
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index f14bdf47..b7a1b2ec 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
   get '.well-known/change-password', to: redirect('/auth/edit')
   get '.well-known/keybase-proof-config', to: 'well_known/keybase_proof_config#show'
 
-  get '/src/gab-social.zip', to: 'downloads#source'
   get 'manifest', to: 'manifests#show', defaults: { format: 'json' }
   get 'intent', to: 'intents#show'
   get 'custom.css', to: 'custom_css#show', as: :custom_css
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
   resources :filters, except: [:show]
   resource :relationships, only: [:show, :update]
 
-  get '/public', to: redirect('/'), as: :public_timeline
+  get '/public', to: redirect('/home'), as: :public_timeline # homehack
   get '/media_proxy/:id/(*any)', to: 'media_proxy#show', as: :media_proxy
 
   # Remote follow