diff --git a/app/assets/images/mm-homepage-bg-image.png b/app/assets/images/mm-homepage-bg-image.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9bfb1040
Binary files /dev/null and b/app/assets/images/mm-homepage-bg-image.png differ
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
index 88fbee2a..788f5284 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ body,
 .unauthenticated .wrapper.homePage {
     overflow: auto;
 }
+.wrapper.homePage {
+    background: url('mm-homepage-bg-image.png') no-repeat center -249px;
+}
 /* scrollbar override */
 
 .maps > div > div.mCS_no_scrollbar {
diff --git a/app/views/main/home.html.erb b/app/views/main/home.html.erb
index 3b389aa9..edfa02fa 100644
--- a/app/views/main/home.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/main/home.html.erb
@@ -99,9 +99,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     $(this).attr('src','/assets/metamap128x128.png');
   });
                          
-  var s = $('#homeMap .desc');
-  s.height(s.height()).mCustomScrollbar({
-    mouseWheelPixels: 200
+  $('#homeMap .desc').each(function() {
+    $(this).height($(this).height()).mCustomScrollbar({
+      mouseWheelPixels: 200
+    });
   });
 
 });