diff --git a/app/templates/_bower.json b/app/templates/_bower.json
index e8c239de2..5798b8a73 100644
--- a/app/templates/_bower.json
+++ b/app/templates/_bower.json
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
   "name": "<%= _.slugify(_.humanize(appname)) %>",
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "dependencies": {
-    "angular": "~1.2",
+    "angular": "~1.4.0",
     "json3": "~3.3.1",
     "es5-shim": "~3.0.1",<% if(filters.bootstrap) { %><% if (filters.sass) { %>
     "bootstrap-sass-official": "~3.1.1",<% } %>
     "bootstrap": "~3.1.1",<% } %>
-    "angular-resource": "~1.2",
-    "angular-cookies": "~1.2",
-    "angular-sanitize": "~1.2",<% if (filters.ngroute) { %>
-    "angular-route": "~1.2",<% } %><% if (filters.uibootstrap) { %>
-    "angular-bootstrap": "~0.11.0",<% } %>
+    "angular-resource": "~1.4.0",
+    "angular-cookies": "~1.4.0",
+    "angular-sanitize": "~1.4.0",<% if (filters.ngroute) { %>
+    "angular-route": "~1.4.0",<% } %><% if (filters.uibootstrap) { %>
+    "angular-bootstrap": "~0.13.0",<% } %>
     "font-awesome": ">=4.1.0",
     "lodash": "~2.4.1"<% if(filters.socketio) { %>,
-    "angular-socket-io": "~0.6.0"<% } %><% if(filters.uirouter) { %>,
+    "angular-socket-io": "~0.7.0"<% } %><% if(filters.uirouter) { %>,
     "angular-ui-router": "~0.2.15"<% } %>
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "angular-mocks": "~1.2",
-    "angular-scenario": "~1.2"
+    "angular-mocks": "~1.4.0",
+    "angular-scenario": "~1.4.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/login/login.spec(jasmine).js b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/login/login.spec(jasmine).js
index 8b31d4d6b..11186a366 100644
--- a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/login/login.spec(jasmine).js
+++ b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/login/login.spec(jasmine).js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('Login View', function() {
 
       var navbar = require('../../components/navbar/navbar.po');
 
-      expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe(config.baseUrl + '/');
+      expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe('/');
       expect(navbar.navbarAccountGreeting.getText()).toBe('Hello ' + testUser.name);
     });
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('Login View', function() {
         password: 'badPassword'
       });
 
-      expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe(config.baseUrl + '/login');
+      expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe('/login');
 
       var helpBlock = page.form.element(by.css('.form-group.has-error .help-block.ng-binding'));
       expect(helpBlock.getText()).toBe('This password is not correct.');
diff --git a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/login/login.spec(mocha).js b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/login/login.spec(mocha).js
index 57222c1e4..8125cefed 100644
--- a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/login/login.spec(mocha).js
+++ b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/login/login.spec(mocha).js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('Login View', function() {
 
       var navbar = require('../../components/navbar/navbar.po');
 
-      <%= does("browser.getLocationAbsUrl()") %>.eventually.equal(config.baseUrl + '/');
+      <%= does("browser.getLocationAbsUrl()") %>.eventually.equal('/');
       <%= does("navbar.navbarAccountGreeting.getText()") %>.eventually.equal('Hello ' + testUser.name);
     });
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe('Login View', function() {
           password: 'badPassword'
         });
 
-        <%= does("browser.getLocationAbsUrl()") %>.eventually.equal(config.baseUrl + '/login');
+        <%= does("browser.getLocationAbsUrl()") %>.eventually.equal('/login');
 
         var helpBlock = page.form.element(by.css('.form-group.has-error .help-block.ng-binding'));
         <%= does("helpBlock.getText()") %>.eventually.equal('This password is not correct.');
diff --git a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/logout/logout.spec(jasmine).js b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/logout/logout.spec(jasmine).js
index fc10a1684..ba0265612 100644
--- a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/logout/logout.spec(jasmine).js
+++ b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/logout/logout.spec(jasmine).js
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ describe('Logout View', function() {
     it('should logout a user and redirecting to "/"', function() {
       var navbar = require('../../components/navbar/navbar.po');
 
-      expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe(config.baseUrl + '/');
+      expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe('/');
       expect(navbar.navbarAccountGreeting.getText()).toBe('Hello ' + testUser.name);
 
       browser.get('/logout');
 
       navbar = require('../../components/navbar/navbar.po');
 
-      expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe(config.baseUrl + '/');
+      expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe('/');
       expect(navbar.navbarAccountGreeting.isDisplayed()).toBe(false);
     });
 
diff --git a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/logout/logout.spec(mocha).js b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/logout/logout.spec(mocha).js
index 5268456de..746a3fb87 100644
--- a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/logout/logout.spec(mocha).js
+++ b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/logout/logout.spec(mocha).js
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ describe('Logout View', function() {
     it('should logout a user and redirecting to "/"', function() {
       var navbar = require('../../components/navbar/navbar.po');
 
-      <%= does("browser.getLocationAbsUrl()") %>.eventually.equal(config.baseUrl + '/');
+      <%= does("browser.getLocationAbsUrl()") %>.eventually.equal('/');
       <%= does("navbar.navbarAccountGreeting.getText()") %>.eventually.equal('Hello ' + testUser.name);
 
       browser.get('/logout');
 
       navbar = require('../../components/navbar/navbar.po');
 
-      <%= does("browser.getLocationAbsUrl()") %>.eventually.equal(config.baseUrl + '/');
+      <%= does("browser.getLocationAbsUrl()") %>.eventually.equal('/');
       <%= does("navbar.navbarAccountGreeting.isDisplayed()") %>.eventually.equal(false);
     });
 
diff --git a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/signup/signup.spec(jasmine).js b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/signup/signup.spec(jasmine).js
index 1613d3ae8..f1d33db1e 100644
--- a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/signup/signup.spec(jasmine).js
+++ b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/signup/signup.spec(jasmine).js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ describe('Signup View', function() {
   var page;
 
   var loadPage = function() {
+    browser.manage().deleteAllCookies();
     browser.get('/signup');
     page = require('./signup.po');
   };
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ describe('Signup View', function() {
 
         var navbar = require('../../components/navbar/navbar.po');
 
-        expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe(config.baseUrl + '/');
+        expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe('/');
         expect(navbar.navbarAccountGreeting.getText()).toBe('Hello ' + testUser.name);
 
         done();
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ describe('Signup View', function() {
     it('should indicate signup failures', function() {
       page.signup(testUser);
 
-      expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe(config.baseUrl + '/signup');
+      expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe('/signup');
       expect(page.form.email.getAttribute('class')).toContain('ng-invalid-mongoose');
 
       var helpBlock = page.form.element(by.css('.form-group.has-error .help-block.ng-binding'));
diff --git a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/signup/signup.spec(mocha).js b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/signup/signup.spec(mocha).js
index e4855cc11..62e56f9ce 100644
--- a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/signup/signup.spec(mocha).js
+++ b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/signup/signup.spec(mocha).js
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ describe('Signup View', function() {
   var page;
 
   var loadPage = function() {
-    browser.get('/signup');
-    page = require('./signup.po');
+    return browser.manage().deleteAllCookies()
+      .then(function() {
+        browser.get('/signup');
+        page = require('./signup.po');
+      });
   };
 
   var testUser = {
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ describe('Signup View', function() {
 
         var navbar = require('../../components/navbar/navbar.po');
 
-        <%= does("browser.getLocationAbsUrl()") %>.eventually.equal(config.baseUrl + '/');
+        <%= does("browser.getLocationAbsUrl()") %>.eventually.equal('/');
         <%= does("navbar.navbarAccountGreeting.getText()") %>.eventually.equal('Hello ' + testUser.name);
 
         done();
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ describe('Signup View', function() {
       it('should indicate signup failures', function() {
         page.signup(testUser);
 
-        <%= does("browser.getLocationAbsUrl()") %>.eventually.equal(config.baseUrl + '/signup');
+        <%= does("browser.getLocationAbsUrl()") %>.eventually.equal('/signup');
         <%= does("page.form.email.getAttribute('class')") %>.eventually.contain('ng-invalid-mongoose');
 
         var helpBlock = page.form.element(by.css('.form-group.has-error .help-block.ng-binding'));
diff --git a/app/templates/e2e/components/navbar/navbar.po.js b/app/templates/e2e/components/navbar/navbar.po.js
index 62f407210..80a48418e 100644
--- a/app/templates/e2e/components/navbar/navbar.po.js
+++ b/app/templates/e2e/components/navbar/navbar.po.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var NavbarComponent = function() {
   this.navbarHeader = this.navbar.element(by.css('.navbar-header'));
   this.navbarNav = this.navbar.element(by.css('#navbar-main .nav.navbar-nav:not(.navbar-right)'));<% if (filters.auth) { %>
   this.navbarAccount = this.navbar.element(by.css('#navbar-main .nav.navbar-nav.navbar-right'));
-  this.navbarAccountGreeting = this.navbarAccount.element(by.binding('Hello {{ getCurrentUser().name }}'));<% } %>
+  this.navbarAccountGreeting = this.navbarAccount.element(by.binding('getCurrentUser().name'));<% } %>
 };
 
 module.exports = new NavbarComponent();