diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 13b4d7e3..0bbaec9f 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 * Update tablesorter 2.17.7 to 2.28.5
 * Update jQuery 1.8.3 to 2.2.4
 * Add one time run to start up that deletes troublemaking compiled files
+* Fix reload of homepage after restart in some browsers
 
 
 [develop changelog]
diff --git a/gui/slick/js/restart.js b/gui/slick/js/restart.js
index 32f10bbc..a04b1fd3 100644
--- a/gui/slick/js/restart.js
+++ b/gui/slick/js/restart.js
@@ -15,35 +15,37 @@ $.SickGear.numRestartWaits = 0;
 
 function is_alive() {
 	timeoutId = 0;
-	$.ajax({url: isAliveUrl,
-		type: 'GET',
-		dataType: 'jsonp',
-		success: function(data) {
 
-		var resp = data.msg.toString();
-		if ('nope' == resp) {
-			// if initialising then just wait and try again
+	//noinspection JSUnusedLocalSymbols
+	$.ajax({
+		'url': isAliveUrl,
+		'type': 'GET',
+		'dataType': 'jsonp',
+		'success': function(data) {
+			var resp = data.msg.toString();
+			if ('nope' == resp) {
+				// if initialising then just wait and try again
 
-			$('#shut_down_message').find('.spinner,.hide-yes').removeClass();
-			$('#restart_message').removeClass();
+				$('#shut_down_message').find('.spinner,.hide-yes').removeClass();
+				$('#restart_message').removeClass();
+				setTimeout(is_alive, 100);
+
+			} else if (/undefined/i.test($.SickGear.PID) || $.SickGear.PID == resp) {
+				// if this is before we've even shut down then just try again later
+
+				setTimeout(is_alive, 100);
+
+			} else {
+				// if we're ready to go then redirect to new url
+
+				$('#restart_message').find('.spinner,.hide-yes').removeClass();
+				$('#refresh_message').removeClass();
+				window.location = baseUrl + '/home/';
+			}
+		},
+		'error': function(XMLHttpRequest, textStatus, errorThrown) {
 			setTimeout(is_alive, 100);
-
-		} else if (/undefined/i.test($.SickGear.PID) || $.SickGear.PID == resp) {
-			// if this is before we've even shut down then just try again later
-
-			setTimeout(is_alive, 100);
-
-		} else {
-			// if we're ready to go then redirect to new url
-
-			$('#restart_message').find('.spinner,.hide-yes').removeClass();
-			$('#refresh_message').removeClass();
-			window.location = baseUrl + '/home/';
 		}
-	},
-	error: function(XMLHttpRequest, textStatus, errorThrown) {
-			setTimeout(is_alive, 100);
-	}
 	});
 }
 
@@ -56,11 +58,14 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 		$.SickGear.numRestartWaits += 1;
 
 		$('#shut_down_message').find('.spinner,.hide-yes').removeClass();
-		$('#restart_message').removeClass();
+
+		var restart$ = $('#restart_message');
+		restart$.removeClass();
+
 		isAliveUrl = baseUrl + '/home/is_alive/';
 
-		// if https is enabled or you are currently on https and the port or protocol changed just wait 5 seconds then redirect.
-		// This is because the ajax will fail if the cert is untrusted or the the http ajax request from https will fail because of mixed content error.
+		// If using https and the port or protocol changed, then wait 5 seconds before redirect because ajax calls will
+		// fail with untrusted certs or when a http ajax request is made from https with a mixed content error.
 		if ($.SickGear.UseHttps || 'https:' == window.location.protocol) {
 			if (browserUrl != baseUrl) {
 
@@ -78,7 +83,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 		// if it is taking forever just give up
 		if (90 < $.SickGear.numRestartWaits) {
 
-			$('#restart_message').find('.spinner,.yes,.hide-no').removeClass();
+			restart$.find('.spinner,.yes,.hide-no').removeClass();
 			$('#restart_fail_message').removeClass();
 			return;
 		}