diff --git a/src/app/index.coffee b/src/app/index.coffee
index ec5772a4dc..69393f1e0d 100644
--- a/src/app/index.coffee
+++ b/src/app/index.coffee
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ get '/', (page, model, params, next) ->
 
   # removed force-ssl (handled in nginx), see git for code
   setupSubscriptions page, model, params, next, ->
-    misc.fixCorruptUser(model) # https://github.com/lefnire/habitrpg/issues/634
     require('./items').server(model)
     #refLists
     _.each ['habit', 'daily', 'todo', 'reward'], (type) ->
@@ -79,9 +78,12 @@ get '/', (page, model, params, next) ->
 # ========== CONTROLLER FUNCTIONS ==========
 
 ready (model) ->
-  user = model.at('_user')
-  browser = require './browser'
+  exports.removeAt = (e) -> e.at().remove() # used for things like remove website, chat, etc
 
+  user = model.at('_user')
+  misc.fixCorruptUser(model) # https://github.com/lefnire/habitrpg/issues/634
+
+  browser = require './browser'
   require('./tasks').app(exports, model)
   require('./items').app(exports, model)
   require('./party').app(exports, model, app)
diff --git a/src/app/misc.coffee b/src/app/misc.coffee
index b0428bd9b0..e5ceb0a6cf 100644
--- a/src/app/misc.coffee
+++ b/src/app/misc.coffee
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ module.exports.fixCorruptUser = (model) ->
       delete tasks[key]
     true
 
+  resetDom = false
   batchTxn model, (uObj, paths, batch) ->
 
     ## fix https://github.com/lefnire/habitrpg/issues/1086
@@ -100,6 +101,8 @@ module.exports.fixCorruptUser = (model) ->
         batch.set("#{type}Ids", preened)
         console.error uObj.id + "'s #{type}s were corrupt."
       true
+    resetDom = !_.isEmpty(paths)
+  require('./browser').resetDom(model) if resetDom
 
 module.exports.viewHelpers = (view) ->