diff --git a/maqetta.core.client/WebContent/davinci/Workbench.js b/maqetta.core.client/WebContent/davinci/Workbench.js
index 333bf3ab0f..350f0d0c31 100644
--- a/maqetta.core.client/WebContent/davinci/Workbench.js
+++ b/maqetta.core.client/WebContent/davinci/Workbench.js
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ var Workbench = {
 	},
 
 	logoff: function(args) {
-		var loading = dojo.create("div", {
+		dojo.create("div", {
 				'class': 'loading',
 				innerHTML: '<table><tr><td><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;Logging off...</td></tr></table>' // FIXME: i18n
 			}, dojo.body(), "first");
@@ -1065,9 +1065,8 @@ var Workbench = {
 	loadProject: function(projectName) {
 		
 		return Workbench.setActiveProject(projectName).then(function(){
-			//location.href=".";
-			/* make sure the server has maqetta setup for the project */
-			location.href="/maqetta/cmd/configProject?configOnly=true&project=" + projectName;
+			// make sure the server has maqetta setup for the project
+			location.href="cmd/configProject?configOnly=true&project=" + encodeURIComponent(projectName);
 		});
 		
 		// if the project was set via URL parameter, clear it off.  
@@ -1200,10 +1199,8 @@ var Workbench = {
 				perspectiveId = Workbench.activePerspective,
 				perspective = Runtime.getExtension("davinci.perspective", perspectiveId),
 				position = 'left',
-				cp1 = null,
-				created = false,
-				pxHeight = dijit.byId('mainBody')._borderBox.h - 5;
-			
+				cp1 = null;	
+
 			dojo.some(perspective.views, function(view){
 				if(view.viewID ==  viewId){
 					position = view.position;