diff --git a/app/controllers/synapses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/synapses_controller.rb
index db30a058..dc36ff28 100644
--- a/app/controllers/synapses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/synapses_controller.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ class SynapsesController < ApplicationController
   # POST /synapses
   # POST /synapses.json
   def create
-    binding.pry
     @synapse = Synapse.new(synapse_params)
     @synapse.update_attribute :desc, "" if @synapse.desc.nil?
 
diff --git a/app/views/maps/_newtopic.html.erb b/app/views/maps/_newtopic.html.erb
index 16b5fecb..e5263d76 100644
--- a/app/views/maps/_newtopic.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/maps/_newtopic.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <% @metacodes = user_metacodes() %>
     <% set = get_metacodeset() %>
     <% @metacodes.each do |metacode| %>
-      <img class="cloudcarousel" width="40" height="40" src="<%= metacode.icon %>" alt="<%= metacode.name %>" title="<%= metacode.name %>" data-id="<%= metacode.id %>" />
+      <img class="cloudcarousel" width="40" height="40" src="<%= asset_path metacode.icon %>" alt="<%= metacode.name %>" title="<%= metacode.name %>" data-id="<%= metacode.id %>" />
     <% end %>
   </div> 
   <%= form.text_field :name, :maxlength => 140, :placeholder => "title..." %>
diff --git a/app/views/metacode_sets/_form.html.erb b/app/views/metacode_sets/_form.html.erb
index e3d1ae40..f7ef60c6 100644
--- a/app/views/metacode_sets/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/metacode_sets/_form.html.erb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
        <% while $i < (Metacode.all.length / 4) do %>
             <li id="<%= @m[$i].id %>" <% if not @m[$i].inMetacodeSet(@metacode_set) %>class="toggledOff"<% end %> 
               onclick="Metamaps.Admin.liClickHandler.call(this);">
-              <img src="<%= @m[$i].icon %>" alt="<%= @m[$i].name %>" />
+              <img src="<%= asset_path @m[$i].icon %>" alt="<%= @m[$i].name %>" />
               <p><%= @m[$i].name.downcase %></p>
               <div class="clearfloat"></div>
             </li>
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
        <% while $i < (Metacode.all.length / 4 * 2) do %>
             <li id="<%= @m[$i].id %>" <% if not @m[$i].inMetacodeSet(@metacode_set) %>class="toggledOff"<% end %>
               onclick="Metamaps.Admin.liClickHandler.call(this);">
-              <img src="<%= @m[$i].icon %>" alt="<%= @m[$i].name %>" />
+              <img src="<%= asset_path @m[$i].icon %>" alt="<%= @m[$i].name %>" />
               <p><%= @m[$i].name.downcase %></p>
               <div class="clearfloat"></div>
             </li>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
        <% while $i < (Metacode.all.length / 4 * 3) do %>
             <li id="<%= @m[$i].id %>" <% if not @m[$i].inMetacodeSet(@metacode_set) %>class="toggledOff"<% end %>
               onclick="Metamaps.Admin.liClickHandler.call(this);">
-              <img src="<%= @m[$i].icon %>" alt="<%= @m[$i].name %>" />
+              <img src="<%= asset_path @m[$i].icon %>" alt="<%= @m[$i].name %>" />
               <p><%= @m[$i].name.downcase %></p>
               <div class="clearfloat"></div>
             </li>
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
        <% while $i < Metacode.all.length do %>
             <li id="<%= @m[$i].id %>" <% if not @m[$i].inMetacodeSet(@metacode_set) %>class="toggledOff"<% end %>
               onclick="Metamaps.Admin.liClickHandler.call(this);">
-              <img src="<%= @m[$i].icon %>" alt="<%= @m[$i].name %>" />
+              <img src="<%= asset_path @m[$i].icon %>" alt="<%= @m[$i].name %>" />
               <p><%= @m[$i].name.downcase %></p>
               <div class="clearfloat"></div>
             </li>
diff --git a/app/views/metacode_sets/index.html.erb b/app/views/metacode_sets/index.html.erb
index ba83b0a3..8f6aa810 100644
--- a/app/views/metacode_sets/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/metacode_sets/index.html.erb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       <td class='metacodeSetDesc'><%= metacode_set.desc %></td>
       <td>
         <% metacode_set.metacodes.each_with_index do |metacode, index| %>
-          <img class='metacodeSetImage' src='<%= metacode.icon %>' />
+          <img class='metacodeSetImage' src='<%= asset_path metacode.icon %>' />
           <% if (index+1)%4 == 0 %>
           <div class='clearfloat'></div>
           <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/metacodes/index.html.erb b/app/views/metacodes/index.html.erb
index 1ebdb5da..4f3563f1 100644
--- a/app/views/metacodes/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/metacodes/index.html.erb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <% @metacodes.each do |metacode| %>
     <tr>
       <td><%= metacode.name %></td>
-      <td class="iconURL"><%= metacode.icon %></td>
+      <td class="iconURL"><%= asset_path metacode.icon %></td>
       <% if metacode.color %>
         <td class="iconColor" style="background-color: <%= metacode.color %>">
           <%= metacode.color %>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       <% else %>
         <td></td>
       <% end %>
-      <td><img width='40' src='<%= metacode.icon %>' /></td>
+      <td><img width='40' src='<%= asset_path metacode.icon %>' /></td>
       <td><%= link_to 'Edit', edit_metacode_path(metacode), :data => { :bypass => 'true'} %></td>
     </tr>
   <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/metacodes/new.html.erb b/app/views/metacodes/new.html.erb
index 8520bb6c..e10f28d1 100644
--- a/app/views/metacodes/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/metacodes/new.html.erb
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 	<div class='blackBox'>
 		<%= render 'form' %>
 	</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 0af70ec1..7332a1c7 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="<%= asset_path('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/_metacodeoptions.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_metacodeoptions.html.erb
index 25aae79e..a6092c3e 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_metacodeoptions.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_metacodeoptions.html.erb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <ul>
     	<% set.metacodes.sort { |a, b| a.name <=> b.name }.each do |m| %>
 		  <li data-id="<%= m.id.to_s %>">
-		    <img width="24" height="24" src="<%= m.icon %>" alt="<%= m.name %>" />
+		    <img width="24" height="24" src="<%= asset_path m.icon %>" alt="<%= m.name %>" />
 		    <div class="mSelectName"><%= m.name %></div>
 		    <div class="clearfloat"></div>
 		  </li>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   	<ul>
   		<% Metacode.order("name").all.each do |m| %>
 		  <li data-id="<%= m.id.to_s %>">
-		    <img width="24" height="24" src="<%= m.icon %>" alt="<%= m.name %>" />
+		    <img width="24" height="24" src="<%= asset_path m.icon %>" alt="<%= m.name %>" />
 		    <div class="mSelectName"><%= m.name %></div>
 		    <div class="clearfloat"></div>
 		  </li>
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_switchmetacodes.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_switchmetacodes.html.erb
index 3d683198..067d4d6b 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_switchmetacodes.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_switchmetacodes.html.erb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
        data-metacodes="<%= m.metacodes.map(&:id).join(',') %>">
     <% @list = '' %>
     <% m.metacodes.sort{|x,y| x.name <=> y.name }.each_with_index do |m, index| %>
-      <% @list += '<li><img src="' + m.icon + '" alt="' + m.name + '" /><p>' + m.name.downcase + '</p><div class="clearfloat"></div></li>' %> 
+      <% @list += '<li><img src="' + asset_path(m.icon) + '" alt="' + m.name + '" /><p>' + m.name.downcase + '</p><div class="clearfloat"></div></li>' %> 
     <% end %>
     <div class="metacodeSwitchTab">
       <p class="setDesc"><%= m.desc %></p>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
           <% else %>
             <% mClass = "toggledOff" %>
           <% end %>
-          <% @list += '<li id="' + m.id.to_s + '" data-name="' + m.name + '" class="' + mClass + '"><img src="' + m.icon + '" alt="' + m.name + '" /><p>' + m.name.downcase + '</p><div class="clearfloat"></div></li>' %> 
+          <% @list += '<li id="' + m.id.to_s + '" data-name="' + m.name + '" class="' + mClass + '"><img src="' + asset_path(m.icon) + '" alt="' + m.name + '" /><p>' + m.name.downcase + '</p><div class="clearfloat"></div></li>' %> 
         <% end %>
 
         <div class="customMetacodeList">
diff --git a/app/views/topics/_new.html.erb b/app/views/topics/_new.html.erb
index 7aa13eb3..49b6a9a8 100644
--- a/app/views/topics/_new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/topics/_new.html.erb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <% end %>
     <% @metacodes.sort! {|m1,m2| m2.name.downcase <=> m1.name.downcase }.rotate!(-1) %>
     <% @metacodes.each do |metacode| %>
-      <img class="cloudcarousel" width="40" height="40" src="<%= metacode.icon %>" alt="<%= metacode.name %>" title="<%= metacode.name %>"/>
+      <img class="cloudcarousel" width="40" height="40" src="<%= asset_path metacode.icon %>" alt="<%= metacode.name %>" title="<%= metacode.name %>"/>
     <% end %>
   </div> 
   <%= form.text_field :name, :maxlength => 140, :placeholder => "title..." %>