diff --git a/app/controllers/home_controller.rb b/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
index 99f108ce..b44f114d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
@@ -62,4 +62,9 @@ class HomeController < ApplicationController
     redirect_to my_profile_path
   end
 
+  # redirect to root, going to default foodcoop when none given
+  def redirect_to_foodcoop
+    redirect_to root_path
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 3fc54a65..31c2d52f 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Foodsoft::Application.routes.draw do
 
   get "sessions/new"
 
-  root :to => redirect("/#{FoodsoftConfig.scope}")
+  root :to => 'home#redirect_to_foodcoop'
 
 
   scope '/:foodcoop' do