diff --git a/customize.dist/pages/index.js b/customize.dist/pages/index.js
index c718b363f..8a8fa3773 100644
--- a/customize.dist/pages/index.js
+++ b/customize.dist/pages/index.js
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ define([
                 var href = '/'+ x[0] +'/';
                 var attr = isEnabled ? { href: href } : {
                     onclick: function () {
-                        var href = Hash.hashToHref('', 'login');
-                        var url = Hash.getNewPadURL(href, { href: href });
+                        var loginURL = Hash.hashToHref('', 'login');
+                        var url = Hash.getNewPadURL(loginURL, { href: href });
                         window.location.href = url;
                     }
                 };
diff --git a/www/common/common-hash.js b/www/common/common-hash.js
index 42925d6d6..199c2cb54 100644
--- a/www/common/common-hash.js
+++ b/www/common/common-hash.js
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ Version 4: Data URL when not a realtime link yet (new pad or "static" app)
             parsed.ownerKey = getOwnerKey(options);
         };
 
-        // Version 4: only login or newpad options, smae for all the apps
+        // Version 4: only login or newpad options, same for all the apps
         if (hashArr[1] && hashArr[1] === '4') {
             parsed.getHash = function (opts) {
                 if (!opts || !Object.keys(opts).length) { return ''; }
@@ -653,9 +653,6 @@ Version 4: Data URL when not a realtime link yet (new pad or "static" app)
         // Valid hash?
         if (parsed.hash) {
             if (!parsed.hashData) { return; }
-            // New pad: only newPadOpts allowed
-            if (Object.keys(parsed.hashData).length === 1 &&
-                    parsed.hashData.newPadOpts) { return true; }
             // Version should be a number
             if (typeof(parsed.hashData.version) === "undefined") { return; }
             // pads and files should have a base64 (or hex) key
@@ -670,7 +667,7 @@ Version 4: Data URL when not a realtime link yet (new pad or "static" app)
     Hash.decodeDataOptions = function (opts) {
         var b64 = decodeURIComponent(opts);
         var str = Nacl.util.encodeUTF8(Nacl.util.decodeBase64(b64));
-        return JSON.parse(str);
+        return Util.tryParse(str) || {};
     };
     Hash.encodeDataOptions = function (opts) {
         var str = JSON.stringify(opts);
diff --git a/www/common/outer/local-store.js b/www/common/outer/local-store.js
index d15c2e8c6..0aff1f9ce 100644
--- a/www/common/outer/local-store.js
+++ b/www/common/outer/local-store.js
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ define([
             localStorage.removeItem(k);
             delete localStorage[k];
         });
+        sessionStorage.clear();
         try {
             Object.keys(localStorage || {}).forEach(function (k) {
                 // Remvoe everything in localStorage except CACHE and FS_hash