diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_templates.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_templates.html.erb
index afd9de52..4762a271 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_templates.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_templates.html.erb
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
     <script type="text/template" id="mapSearchTemplate">
     <div class="result{{rtype}}">
       <div class="searchResIconWrapper">
-        <img class="icon" src="/assets/metamap36c.png">
+        <img class="icon" src="<%= asset_path('metamap36c.png') %>">
       </div>
       <div class="resultText">
         <p class="resultTitle">{{label}}</p>
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
                 <div class="metacodeSelect">{{{metacode_select}}}</div>
             </div>
             <div class="linkItem contributor">
-                <a href="/explore/mapper/{{userid}}"><img src="/assets/user.png" class="contributorIcon" width="32" height="32" /></a>
+                <a href="/explore/mapper/{{userid}}"><img src="<%= asset_path('user.png') %>" class="contributorIcon" width="32" height="32" /></a>
                 <div class="contributorName">{{username}}</div>
             </div>
             <div class="linkItem mapCount">                  
@@ -267,4 +267,4 @@
         <div class="clearfloat"></div>
     </div>
     </script>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
diff --git a/app/views/main/home.html.erb b/app/views/main/home.html.erb
index 2590f2f5..b40fb2a4 100644
--- a/app/views/main/home.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/main/home.html.erb
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@
     Metamaps.GlobalUI.Search.isOpen = true;
     Metamaps.GlobalUI.Search.lock();
     </script>
-<% end %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/maps/_mapinfobox.html.erb b/app/views/maps/_mapinfobox.html.erb
index 134cf8ea..43381835 100644
--- a/app/views/maps/_mapinfobox.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/maps/_mapinfobox.html.erb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <div class="mapInfoStat">
     <div class="infoStatIcon mapContributors hoverForTip">
       <% if @map.contributors.count == 0 %>
-        <img id="mapContribs" width="25" height="25" src="/assets/user.png" />
+        <img id="mapContribs" width="25" height="25" src="<%= asset_path('user.png'); %>" />
       <% elsif @map.contributors.count == 1 %>
         <img id="mapContribs" width="25" height="25" src="<%= @map.contributors[0].image.url(:thirtytwo) %>" />
       <% elsif @map.contributors.count == 2 %>
diff --git a/app/views/metacode_sets/_form.html.erb b/app/views/metacode_sets/_form.html.erb
index 3a5089b9..e3d1ae40 100644
--- a/app/views/metacode_sets/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/metacode_sets/_form.html.erb
@@ -86,4 +86,4 @@
         { :class => 'button', 'data-bypass' => 'true' } %>
     <%= f.submit :class => 'add', :onclick => "return Metamaps.Admin.validate();" %>
   </div>
-<% end %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/metacode_sets/index.html.erb b/app/views/metacode_sets/index.html.erb
index 7a93d97f..ba83b0a3 100644
--- a/app/views/metacode_sets/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/metacode_sets/index.html.erb
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@
   <% end %>
   </table>
   </div>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
diff --git a/app/views/metacodes/index.html.erb b/app/views/metacodes/index.html.erb
index c99634d4..1ebdb5da 100644
--- a/app/views/metacodes/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/metacodes/index.html.erb
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@
   <% end %>
   </table>
   </div>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_cheatsheet.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_cheatsheet.html.erb
index f0a2ffbc..0af70ec1 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_cheatsheet.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_cheatsheet.html.erb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <span class="csTitle">Change Topic permission:</span> Click on 'Permission' icon (only for topic creator)
     </div>
     <div class="csItem indented">
-        <span class="csTitle">Open Topic view:</span> Click on <img src="/assets/synapse16.png" width="16" align="middle" /> icon within topic card bar
+        <span class="csTitle">Open Topic view:</span> Click on <img src="<%= asset_path('synapse16.png'); %>" width="16" align="middle" /> icon within topic card bar
     </div>
     <div class="csItem indented">
         <span class="csTitle">Close 'Topic' card:</span> Click on canvas
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_filterBox.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_filterBox.html.erb
index b01f6eca..714b1378 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_filterBox.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_filterBox.html.erb
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     @synapses.each_with_index do |synapse, index| 
         d = synapse.desc || ""
         @synapselist += '<li data-id="' + d + '">'
-        @synapselist += '<img src="/assets/synapse16.png" alt="synapse icon" /><p>' + d
+        @synapselist += '<img src="' + asset_path('synapse16.png') + '" alt="synapse icon" /><p>' + d
         @synapselist += '</p></li>'
     end 
     @mappers.each_with_index do |mapper, index| 
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_metacodeoptions.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_metacodeoptions.html.erb
index f45a1aa6..25aae79e 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_metacodeoptions.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_metacodeoptions.html.erb
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@
   	</ul>
   </li>
 </ul>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_switchmetacodes.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_switchmetacodes.html.erb
index fb3962ef..3d683198 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_switchmetacodes.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_switchmetacodes.html.erb
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@
 <script>
 Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeSet = "metacodeset-<%= selectedSet %>";
 Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeSetIndex = <%= index %>;
-</script>
\ No newline at end of file
+</script>