diff --git a/webclient/app-controller.js b/webclient/app-controller.js
index c53f29aa77..92ad01e4f9 100644
--- a/webclient/app-controller.js
+++ b/webclient/app-controller.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ angular.module('MatrixWebClientController', ['matrixService'])
         matrixService.saveConfig();
         
         // And go to the login page
-        $location.path("login");
+        $location.url("login");
     };
 
     // Listen to the event indicating that the access token is no longer valid.
diff --git a/webclient/login/login-controller.js b/webclient/login/login-controller.js
index 67d0b7b90c..2f1f224a94 100644
--- a/webclient/login/login-controller.js
+++ b/webclient/login/login-controller.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ angular.module('LoginController', ['matrixService'])
                 matrixService.saveConfig();
                 eventStreamService.resume();
                  // Go to the user's rooms list page
-                $location.path("rooms");
+                $location.url("rooms");
             },
             function(error) {
                 if (error.data) {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ angular.module('LoginController', ['matrixService'])
                     });
                     matrixService.saveConfig();
                     eventStreamService.resume();
-                    $location.path("rooms");
+                    $location.url("rooms");
                 }
                 else {
                     $scope.feedback = "Failed to login: " + JSON.stringify(response.data);
diff --git a/webclient/room/room-controller.js b/webclient/room/room-controller.js
index 451c6242f6..26d1836fc2 100644
--- a/webclient/room/room-controller.js
+++ b/webclient/room/room-controller.js
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ angular.module('RoomController', ['ngSanitize', 'mUtilities'])
                 else {
                     // In case of issue, go to the default page
                     console.log("Error: cannot extract room alias");
-                    $location.path("/");
+                    $location.url("/");
                     return;
                 }
             }
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ angular.module('RoomController', ['ngSanitize', 'mUtilities'])
             function () {
                 // In case of issue, go to the default page
                 console.log("Error: cannot resolve room alias");
-                $location.path("/");
+                $location.url("/");
             });
         }
     };
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ angular.module('RoomController', ['ngSanitize', 'mUtilities'])
         matrixService.leave($scope.room_id).then(
             function(response) {
                 console.log("Left room ");
-                $location.path("rooms");
+                $location.url("rooms");
             },
             function(error) {
                 $scope.feedback = "Failed to leave room: " + error.data.error;
diff --git a/webclient/rooms/rooms-controller.js b/webclient/rooms/rooms-controller.js
index c2d7bcb6f3..557fbe2378 100644
--- a/webclient/rooms/rooms-controller.js
+++ b/webclient/rooms/rooms-controller.js
@@ -141,17 +141,17 @@ angular.module('RoomsController', ['matrixService', 'mFileInput', 'mFileUpload',
     // Go to a room
     $scope.goToRoom = function(room_id) {
         // Simply open the room page on this room id
-        //$location.path("room/" + room_id);
+        //$location.url("room/" + room_id);
         matrixService.join(room_id).then(
             function(response) {
                 if (response.data.hasOwnProperty("room_id")) {
                     if (response.data.room_id != room_id) {
-                        $location.path("room/" + response.data.room_id);
+                        $location.url("room/" + response.data.room_id);
                         return;
                      }
                 }
 
-                $location.path("room/" + room_id);
+                $location.url("room/" + room_id);
             },
             function(error) {
                 $scope.feedback = "Can't join room: " + error.data;
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ angular.module('RoomsController', ['matrixService', 'mFileInput', 'mFileUpload',
         matrixService.joinAlias(room_alias).then(
             function(response) {
                 // Go to this room
-                $location.path("room/" + room_alias);
+                $location.url("room/" + room_alias);
             },
             function(error) {
                 $scope.feedback = "Can't join room: " + error.data;