diff --git a/www/js/models/lmsModel.js b/www/js/models/lmsModel.js
index 4ce4f64..556dd48 100644
--- a/www/js/models/lmsModel.js
+++ b/www/js/models/lmsModel.js
@@ -369,14 +369,20 @@
          * This method checks whether there is a dynamic version of the rsd.json
          * (we expect a php script for Ilias and Moodle)
          */
-        function rsdCheckAgain() {
-            console.log("check for dynamic rsd file");
-            $.ajax({
-                "url": serverURL + ".php",
-                "dataType": "json",
-                "success": validateRSD,
-                "error": rsdFail
-            });
+        function rsdCheckAgain(xhr) {
+            if (xhr.status > 0) {
+                console.log("check for dynamic rsd file ");
+                $.ajax({
+                    "url": serverURL + ".php",
+                    "dataType": "json",
+                    "success": validateRSD,
+                    "error": rsdFail
+                });
+            }
+            else {
+                // in this case we could not reach the target host
+                rsdFail();
+            }
         }
 
         serverURL.trim(); // remove whitespaces
@@ -391,6 +397,11 @@
 
         // first check whether the URL is already registeed
         if (!this.findServerByURL(serverURL)) {
+            // check for a trailing slash
+            if (serverURL.search(/\/$/) === -1) {
+                // add a slash
+                serverURL = serverURL + "/";
+            }
             // add the rsd.json to the URL
             serverURL = serverURL + "rsd";
 
diff --git a/www/js/views/lmsView.js b/www/js/views/lmsView.js
index ed987aa..2fe684a 100644
--- a/www/js/views/lmsView.js
+++ b/www/js/views/lmsView.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*jslint white: true, vars: true, sloppy: true, devel: true, plusplus: true, browser: true */
+/*jslint white: true, vars: true, sloppy: true, devel: true, plusplus: true, todo: true, browser: true */
 
 /**	THIS COMMENT MUST NOT BE REMOVED
 Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
@@ -104,19 +104,62 @@ function LMSView() {
     });
 
     function closeAddAndRefresh() {
-         // a new LMS has been successfully added
+        // a new LMS has been successfully added
         // clear the form an show the placeholder
         $("#addlmsplaceholder").toggleClass("hidden");
         $("#addlmsinputbox").toggleClass("hidden");
         $("#addlmsinput")[0].value = "";
-        this.refresh(); // display the new LMS
+        $("#addlmsinput")[0].blur();
+
+        if ($("#addlmsbutton").hasClass("hidden")) {
+            $("#addlmsbutton").removeClass("hidden");
+            $("#addlmswait").addClass("hidden");
+        }
+        self.refresh(); // display the new LMS
         // hide waiting cycle
     }
 
     $(document).bind("LMS_AVAILABLE", closeAddAndRefresh);
     $(document).bind("LMS_UNAVAILABLE", closeAddAndRefresh);
+
+
+    $("#addlmsform").bind("submit", function (ev) {
+        ev.preventDefault(); // prevent reloading before we can have bugs
+        console.log("form submit");
+        var lmsurl = $("#addlmsinput")[0].value;
+        var turl = lmsurl;
+        turl.replace(/^https?:\/\//i, "");
+
+        if (self.app.models.connection.isOnline() &&
+            lmsurl &&
+            lmsurl.length &&
+            turl &&
+            turl.length > 5) {
+
+            console.log("add a new LMS!");
+            self.app.models.lms.getServerRSD(lmsurl);
+            // display waiting circle
+            $("#addlmsbutton").addClass("hidden");
+            $("#addlmswait").removeClass("hidden");
+        }
+        else {
+            // simply close the form
+            console.log("LMSView.closeAddForm");
+            self.closeAddForm();
+        }
+    });
+
+    function cbCloseForm() {
+        self.closeAddForm();
+    }
+
+
 }
 
+LMSView.prototype.closeAddForm = function () {
+
+};
+
 /**
  * opens the view,
  * it sets the current view is the active
@@ -179,6 +222,7 @@ LMSView.prototype.tap = function (event) {
             $("#addlmsplaceholder").toggleClass("hidden");
             $("#addlmsinputbox").toggleClass("hidden");
             $("#addlmsinput")[0].value = "";
+            $("#addlmsinput")[0].blur();
             $("#addlmsbutton").removeClass("hidden");
         }
         else {
@@ -204,8 +248,9 @@ LMSView.prototype.tap = function (event) {
                 $("#addlmsplaceholder").toggleClass("hidden");
                 $("#addlmsinputbox").toggleClass("hidden");
                 $("#addlmsinput")[0].value = "";
+                $("#addlmsinput")[0].blur();
                 $("#addlmsbutton").removeClass("hidden");
-                $("#addlmswait").addClass("hidden")
+                $("#addlmswait").addClass("hidden");
             }
         }
     }
@@ -472,7 +517,6 @@ LMSView.prototype.showLMSRegistrationMessage = function (message, servername) {
         //self.hideRotation(servername);
         self.deselectItemVisuals(servername);
         self.deactivateLMS(servername);
-        console.log("previouslms is " + previouslms);
         // activate the previsous LMS before changing the visuals
         var previouslms = this.app.models.lms.getPreviousServer();
         self.app.models.lms.setActiveServer(previouslms);