diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 2918354ff..904388b9d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
         if params[:referer]
           redirect_to :controller => "user", :action => "terms", :referer => params[:referer]
         else
-          redirect_to :controller => "user", :action => "terms", :referer => request.request_uri
+          redirect_to :controller => "user", :action => "terms", :referer => request.fullpath
         end
       end
     elsif session[:token]
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   end
 
   def require_user
-    redirect_to :controller => 'user', :action => 'login', :referer => request.request_uri unless @user
+    redirect_to :controller => 'user', :action => 'login', :referer => request.fullpath unless @user
   end
 
   ##
diff --git a/app/controllers/message_controller.rb b/app/controllers/message_controller.rb
index 8f67328e7..d97ca1bef 100644
--- a/app/controllers/message_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/message_controller.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class MessageController < ApplicationController
       render :action => 'new'
     else
       flash[:notice] = t 'message.reply.wrong_user', :user => @user.display_name
-      redirect_to :controller => "user", :action => "login", :referer => request.request_uri
+      redirect_to :controller => "user", :action => "login", :referer => request.fullpath
     end
   rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
     @title = t'message.no_such_message.title'
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class MessageController < ApplicationController
       @message.save
     else
       flash[:notice] = t 'message.read.wrong_user', :user => @user.display_name
-      redirect_to :controller => "user", :action => "login", :referer => request.request_uri
+      redirect_to :controller => "user", :action => "login", :referer => request.fullpath
     end
   rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
     @title = t'message.no_such_message.title'
diff --git a/app/controllers/user_controller.rb b/app/controllers/user_controller.rb
index 92b0f778a..6354ab478 100644
--- a/app/controllers/user_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/user_controller.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class UserController < ApplicationController
         end
       else
         # Not logged in, so redirect to the login page
-        redirect_to :action => :login, :referer => request.request_uri
+        redirect_to :action => :login, :referer => request.fullpath
       end
     end
   end
@@ -671,10 +671,10 @@ private
       if params[:display_name]
         redirect_to :controller => 'user', :action => 'view', :display_name => params[:display_name]
       else
-        redirect_to :controller => 'user', :action => 'login', :referer => request.request_uri
+        redirect_to :controller => 'user', :action => 'login', :referer => request.fullpath
       end
     elsif not @user
-      redirect_to :controller => 'user', :action => 'login', :referer => request.request_uri
+      redirect_to :controller => 'user', :action => 'login', :referer => request.fullpath
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/diary_entry/view.html.erb b/app/views/diary_entry/view.html.erb
index 63d43158d..b8621130a 100644
--- a/app/views/diary_entry/view.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/diary_entry/view.html.erb
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 <% end %>
 
 <%= if_not_logged_in(:div) do %>
-  <h4 id="newcomment"><%= t("diary_entry.view.login_to_leave_a_comment", :login_link => link_to(t("diary_entry.view.login"), :controller => 'user', :action => 'login', :referer => request.request_uri)) %></h4>
+  <h4 id="newcomment"><%= t("diary_entry.view.login_to_leave_a_comment", :login_link => link_to(t("diary_entry.view.login"), :controller => 'user', :action => 'login', :referer => request.fullpath)) %></h4>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/site.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/site.html.erb
index db3b4c6e3..ca4901311 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/site.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/site.html.erb
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
         <span id="small-greeting"><%= link_to t('layouts.welcome_user_link_tooltip'), {:controller => 'user', :action => 'view', :display_name => @user.display_name} %></span> | 
         <%= yield :greeting %>
         <%= render :partial => "layouts/inbox" %> |
-        <%= link_to t('layouts.logout'), {:controller => 'user', :action => 'logout', :session => request.session_options[:id], :referer => request.request_uri}, {:id => 'logoutanchor', :title => t('layouts.logout_tooltip'), :method => :post, :href => url_for(:controller => 'user', :action => 'logout', :referer => request.request_uri)}%>
+        <%= link_to t('layouts.logout'), {:controller => 'user', :action => 'logout', :session => request.session_options[:id], :referer => request.fullpath}, {:id => 'logoutanchor', :title => t('layouts.logout_tooltip'), :method => :post, :href => url_for(:controller => 'user', :action => 'logout', :referer => request.fullpath)}%>
       <% else %>
-        <%= link_to t('layouts.log_in'), {:controller => 'user', :action => 'login', :referer => request.request_uri}, {:id => 'loginanchor', :title => t('layouts.log_in_tooltip')} %> |
+        <%= link_to t('layouts.log_in'), {:controller => 'user', :action => 'login', :referer => request.fullpath}, {:id => 'loginanchor', :title => t('layouts.log_in_tooltip')} %> |
         <%= link_to t('layouts.sign_up'), {:controller => 'user', :action => 'new'}, {:id => 'registeranchor', :title => t('layouts.sign_up_tooltip')} %>
       <% end %>
     </span>
diff --git a/app/views/message/_message_summary.html.erb b/app/views/message/_message_summary.html.erb
index 1397d65af..f2021d2d5 100644
--- a/app/views/message/_message_summary.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/message/_message_summary.html.erb
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
     <td><%= button_to t('message.message_summary.read_button'), {:controller => 'message', :action => 'mark', :message_id => message_summary.id, :mark => 'read'}, { :onclick => remote_function(:url => {:controller => 'message', :action => 'mark', :message_id => message_summary.id, :mark => 'read'}) + "; return false;" } %></td>
   <% end %>
   <td><%= button_to t('message.message_summary.reply_button'), :controller => 'message', :action => 'reply', :message_id => message_summary.id %></td>
-  <td><%= button_to t('message.message_summary.delete_button'), :controller => 'message', :action => 'delete', :message_id => message_summary.id, :referer => request.request_uri %></td>
+  <td><%= button_to t('message.message_summary.delete_button'), :controller => 'message', :action => 'delete', :message_id => message_summary.id, :referer => request.fullpath %></td>
 </tr>
diff --git a/app/views/message/_sent_message_summary.html.erb b/app/views/message/_sent_message_summary.html.erb
index d4d8b3fa5..f9aa2310d 100644
--- a/app/views/message/_sent_message_summary.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/message/_sent_message_summary.html.erb
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
   <td class="inbox-sender" bgcolor="<%= this_colour %>"><%= link_to h(sent_message_summary.recipient.display_name), :controller => 'user', :action => sent_message_summary.recipient.display_name %></td>
   <td class="inbox-subject" bgcolor="<%= this_colour %>"><%= link_to h(sent_message_summary.title), :controller => 'message', :action => 'read', :message_id => sent_message_summary.id  %></td>
   <td class="inbox-sent nowrap" bgcolor="<%= this_colour %>"><%= l sent_message_summary.sent_on, :format => :friendly %></td>
-  <td><%= button_to t('message.sent_message_summary.delete_button'), :controller => 'message', :action => 'delete', :message_id => sent_message_summary.id, :referer => request.request_uri %></td>
+  <td><%= button_to t('message.sent_message_summary.delete_button'), :controller => 'message', :action => 'delete', :message_id => sent_message_summary.id, :referer => request.fullpath %></td>
 </tr>
diff --git a/app/views/user/_contact.html.erb b/app/views/user/_contact.html.erb
index d720353ee..9bac0dc2d 100644
--- a/app/views/user/_contact.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/user/_contact.html.erb
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
     <%= link_to t('user.view.send message'), :controller => 'message', :action => 'new', :display_name => contact.display_name %>
     |
     <% if @user.is_friends_with?(contact) %>
-      <%= link_to t('user.view.remove as friend'), :controller => 'user', :action => 'remove_friend', :display_name => contact.display_name, :referer => request.request_uri %>
+      <%= link_to t('user.view.remove as friend'), :controller => 'user', :action => 'remove_friend', :display_name => contact.display_name, :referer => request.fullpath %>
     <% else %>
-      <%= link_to t('user.view.add as friend'), :controller => 'user', :action => 'make_friend', :display_name => contact.display_name, :referer => request.request_uri %>
+      <%= link_to t('user.view.add as friend'), :controller => 'user', :action => 'make_friend', :display_name => contact.display_name, :referer => request.fullpath %>
     <% end %>
   </td>
 </tr>
diff --git a/app/views/user_roles/grant.html.erb b/app/views/user_roles/grant.html.erb
index f88ec2384..13f81184c 100644
--- a/app/views/user_roles/grant.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/user_roles/grant.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<%= form_tag request.request_uri do %>
+<%= form_tag request.fullpath do %>
 <%= hidden_field_tag 'nonce', @nonce %>
 <% @title = t('user_role.grant.heading') %>
 <h1><%= t('user_role.grant.heading') %></h1>
diff --git a/app/views/user_roles/revoke.html.erb b/app/views/user_roles/revoke.html.erb
index a31a6d81a..240a91fff 100644
--- a/app/views/user_roles/revoke.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/user_roles/revoke.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<%= form_tag request.request_uri do %>
+<%= form_tag request.fullpath do %>
 <%= hidden_field_tag 'nonce', @nonce %>
 <% @title = t('user_role.revoke.heading') %>
 <h1><%= t('user_role.revoke.heading') %></h1>