diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_upperelements.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_upperelements.html.erb
index 1f499615..e3a5ba50 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_upperelements.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_upperelements.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <div class="upperLeftUI">
   <!-- home button -->
   <div class="homeButton">
-    <a href="<%= root_url %>" <% if current_user && !appsPage %><%= 'data-router=true' %><% end %>>METAMAPS</a>
+    <a href="<%= root_url %>" <% if current_user && !noHardHomeLink %><%= 'data-router=true' %><% end %>>METAMAPS</a>
   </div> <!-- end homeButton -->
 
   <!-- search box -->
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index d48ec0a1..2dd2a463 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
         <div class="wrapper <%= classes %>" id="wrapper">
 
-            <%= render :partial => 'layouts/upperelements', :locals => { :appsPage => false }  %>
+            <%= render :partial => 'layouts/upperelements', :locals => { :noHardHomeLink => controller_name == "notifications" ? true : false }  %>
 
             <%= yield %>
 
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/doorkeeper.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/doorkeeper.html.erb
index a6a74f41..dbf07ac5 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/doorkeeper.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/doorkeeper.html.erb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
         <div class="wrapper <%= classes %>" id="wrapper">
 
-            <%= render :partial => 'layouts/upperelements', :locals => {:appsPage => true } %>
+            <%= render :partial => 'layouts/upperelements', :locals => {:noHardHomeLink => true } %>
 
             <%= yield %>