diff --git a/js/actions/user_actions.js b/js/actions/user_actions.js
index 1ea0c560..44682f17 100644
--- a/js/actions/user_actions.js
+++ b/js/actions/user_actions.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class UserActions {
     }
 
     fetchCurrentUser() {
-        UserFetcher.fetchOne()
+        return UserFetcher.fetchOne()
             .then((res) => {
                 this.actions.updateCurrentUser(res.users[0]);
             })
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_login.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_login.js
index ee6efb54..24b0eb93 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_login.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_login.js
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ let LoginForm = React.createClass({
         headerMessage: React.PropTypes.string,
         submitMessage: React.PropTypes.string,
         redirectOnLoggedIn: React.PropTypes.bool,
-        redirectOnLoginSuccess: React.PropTypes.bool
+        redirectOnLoginSuccess: React.PropTypes.bool,
+        onLogin: React.PropTypes.func
     },
 
     mixins: [Router.Navigation],
@@ -70,18 +71,29 @@ let LoginForm = React.createClass({
         // The easiest way to check if the user was successfully logged in is to fetch the user
         // in the user store (which is obviously only possible if the user is logged in), since
         // register_piece is listening to the changes of the user_store.
-        UserActions.fetchCurrentUser();
+        UserActions.fetchCurrentUser()
+            .then(() => {
+                if(this.props.redirectOnLoginSuccess) {
+                    /* Taken from http://stackoverflow.com/a/14916411 */
+                    /*
+                    We actually have to trick the Browser into showing the "save password" dialog
+                    as Chrome expects the login page to be reloaded after the login.
+                    Users on Stack Overflow claim this is a bug in chrome and should be fixed in the future.
+                    Until then, we redirect the HARD way, but reloading the whole page using window.location
+                    */
+                    window.location = AppConstants.baseUrl + 'collection';
+                } else if(this.props.onLogin) {
+                    // In some instances we want to give a callback to an outer container,
+                    // to show that the one login action the user triggered actually went through.
+                    // We can not do this by listening on a store's state as it wouldn't really tell us
+                    // if the user did log in or was just fetching the user's data again
+                    this.props.onLogin();
+                }
+            })
+            .catch((err) => {
+                console.logGlobal(err);
+            });
 
-        /* Taken from http://stackoverflow.com/a/14916411 */
-        /*
-        We actually have to trick the Browser into showing the "save password" dialog
-        as Chrome expects the login page to be reloaded after the login.
-        Users on Stack Overflow claim this is a bug in chrome and should be fixed in the future.
-        Until then, we redirect the HARD way, but reloading the whole page using window.location
-        */
-        if(this.props.redirectOnLoginSuccess) {
-            window.location = AppConstants.baseUrl + 'collection';
-        }
     },
 
     render() {
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_register_piece.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_register_piece.js
index 00d3c4d4..9e513558 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_register_piece.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_register_piece.js
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ let RegisterPieceForm = React.createClass({
         headerMessage: React.PropTypes.string,
         submitMessage: React.PropTypes.string,
         handleSuccess: React.PropTypes.func,
-        isFineUploaderEditable: React.PropTypes.bool,
-        children: React.PropTypes.element
+        isFineUploaderActive: React.PropTypes.bool,
+        children: React.PropTypes.element,
+        onLoggedOut: React.PropTypes.func
     },
 
     getDefaultProps() {
@@ -94,7 +95,8 @@ let RegisterPieceForm = React.createClass({
                         submitKey={this.submitKey}
                         setIsUploadReady={this.setIsUploadReady}
                         isReadyForFormSubmission={this.isReadyForFormSubmission}
-                        editable={this.props.isFineUploaderEditable}/>
+                        isFineUploaderActive={this.props.isFineUploaderActive}
+                        onLoggedOut={this.props.onLoggedOut}/>
                 </Property>
                 <Property
                     name='artist_name'
@@ -133,10 +135,11 @@ let FileUploader = React.createClass({
         submitKey: React.PropTypes.func,
         isReadyForFormSubmission: React.PropTypes.func,
         onClick: React.PropTypes.func,
-        // editable is used to lock react fine uploader in case
+        // isFineUploaderActive is used to lock react fine uploader in case
         // a user is actually not logged in already to prevent him from droping files
         // before login in
-        editable: React.PropTypes.bool
+        isFineUploaderActive: React.PropTypes.bool,
+        onLoggedOut: React.PropTypes.func
     },
 
     render() {
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ let FileUploader = React.createClass({
                 setIsUploadReady={this.props.setIsUploadReady}
                 isReadyForFormSubmission={this.props.isReadyForFormSubmission}
                 areAssetsDownloadable={false}
-                areAssetsEditable={this.props.editable}
+                areAssetsEditable={this.props.isFineUploaderActive}
                 signature={{
                     endpoint: AppConstants.serverUrl + 's3/signature/',
                     customHeaders: {
@@ -172,7 +175,8 @@ let FileUploader = React.createClass({
                     customHeaders: {
                        'X-CSRFToken': getCookie(AppConstants.csrftoken)
                     }
-                }}/>
+                }}
+                onInactive={this.props.onLoggedOut}/>
         );
     }
 });
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_slides_container/slides_container.js b/js/components/ascribe_slides_container/slides_container.js
index 7e37c6c9..ad883d0c 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_slides_container/slides_container.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_slides_container/slides_container.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ let SlidesContainer = React.createClass({
     getInitialState() {
         // handle queryParameters
         let queryParams = this.getQuery();
-        let slideNum = 0;
+        let slideNum = -1;
 
         if(queryParams && 'slide_num' in queryParams) {
             slideNum = parseInt(queryParams.slide_num, 10);
@@ -26,17 +26,12 @@ let SlidesContainer = React.createClass({
 
         return {
             containerWidth: 0,
-            slideNum: slideNum
+            slideNum: slideNum,
+            historyLength: window.history.length
         };
     },
 
     componentDidMount() {
-        // check if slide_num was defined, and if not then default to 0
-        let queryParams = this.getQuery();
-        if(!('slide_num' in queryParams)) {
-            this.replaceWith(this.getPathname(), null, {slide_num: 0});
-        }
-
         // init container width
         this.handleContainerResize();
 
@@ -45,6 +40,12 @@ let SlidesContainer = React.createClass({
         window.addEventListener('resize', this.handleContainerResize);
     },
 
+    componentDidUpdate() {
+        // check if slide_num was defined, and if not then default to 0
+        let queryParams = this.getQuery();
+        this.setSlideNum(queryParams.slide_num);
+    },
+
     componentWillUnmount() {
         window.removeEventListener('resize', this.handleContainerResize);
     },
@@ -58,9 +59,45 @@ let SlidesContainer = React.createClass({
     // We let every one from the outsite set the page number of the slider,
     // though only if the slideNum is actually in the range of our children-list.
     setSlideNum(slideNum) {
-        if(slideNum < 0 || slideNum < React.Children.count(this.props.children)) {
+
+        // slideNum can in some instances be not a number,
+        // therefore we have to parse it to one and make sure that its not NaN
+        slideNum = parseInt(slideNum, 10);
+
+        // if slideNum is not a number (even after we parsed it to one) and there has
+        // never been a transition to another slide (this.state.slideNum ==== -1 indicates that)
+        // then we want to "replace" (in this case append) the current url with ?slide_num=0
+        if(isNaN(slideNum) && this.state.slideNum === -1) {
+            slideNum = 0;
 
             this.replaceWith(this.getPathname(), null, {slide_num: slideNum});
+            this.setState({slideNum: slideNum});
+            return;
+
+        // slideNum always represents the future state. So if slideNum and
+        // this.state.slideNum are equal, there is no sense in redirecting
+        } else if(slideNum === this.state.slideNum) {
+            return;
+
+        // if slideNum is within the range of slides and none of the previous cases
+        // where matched, we can actually do transitions
+        } else if(slideNum >= 0 || slideNum < React.Children.count(this.props.children)) {
+            
+            if(slideNum !== this.state.slideNum - 1) {
+                // Bootstrapping the component, getInitialState is called once to save
+                // the tabs history length.
+                // In order to know if we already pushed a new state  on the history stack or not,
+                // we're comparing the old history length with the new one and if it didn't change then
+                // we push a new state on it ONCE (ever).
+                // Otherwise, we're able to use the browsers history.forward() method
+                // to keep the stack clean
+                if(this.state.historyLength === window.history.length) {
+                    this.transitionTo(this.getPathname(), null, {slide_num: slideNum});
+                } else {
+                    window.history.forward();
+                }
+            }
+
             this.setState({
                 slideNum: slideNum
             });
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/file_drag_and_drop.js b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/file_drag_and_drop.js
index b95d4a19..36b83c62 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/file_drag_and_drop.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/file_drag_and_drop.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ let FileDragAndDrop = React.createClass({
         onDragLeave: React.PropTypes.func,
         onDragOver: React.PropTypes.func,
         onDragEnd: React.PropTypes.func,
+        onInactive: React.PropTypes.func,
         filesToUpload: React.PropTypes.array,
         handleDeleteFile: React.PropTypes.func,
         handleCancelFile: React.PropTypes.func,
@@ -72,6 +73,15 @@ let FileDragAndDrop = React.createClass({
         event.stopPropagation();
         let files;
 
+        if(this.props.dropzoneInactive) {
+            // if there is a handle function for doing stuff
+            // when the dropzone is inactive, then call it
+            if(this.props.onInactive) {
+                this.props.onInactive();
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
         // handle Drag and Drop
         if(event.dataTransfer && event.dataTransfer.files.length > 0) {
             files = event.dataTransfer.files;
@@ -113,10 +123,15 @@ let FileDragAndDrop = React.createClass({
         this.props.handleResumeFile(fileId);
     },
 
-    handleOnClick(event) {
+    handleOnClick() {
         // when multiple is set to false and the user already uploaded a piece,
         // do not propagate event
         if(this.props.dropzoneInactive) {
+            // if there is a handle function for doing stuff
+            // when the dropzone is inactive, then call it
+            if(this.props.onInactive) {
+                this.props.onInactive();
+            }
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js
index b4726a98..7b570c2c 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ var ReactS3FineUploader = React.createClass({
         isReadyForFormSubmission: React.PropTypes.func,
         areAssetsDownloadable: React.PropTypes.bool,
         areAssetsEditable: React.PropTypes.bool,
-        defaultErrorMessage: React.PropTypes.string
+        defaultErrorMessage: React.PropTypes.string,
+        onInactive: React.PropTypes.func
     },
 
     getDefaultProps() {
@@ -560,7 +561,8 @@ var ReactS3FineUploader = React.createClass({
                     multiple={this.props.multiple}
                     areAssetsDownloadable={this.props.areAssetsDownloadable}
                     areAssetsEditable={this.props.areAssetsEditable}
-                    dropzoneInactive={!this.props.areAssetsEditable || !this.props.multiple && this.state.filesToUpload.filter((file) => file.status !== 'deleted' && file.status !== 'canceled' && file.size !== -1).length > 0} />
+                    dropzoneInactive={!this.props.areAssetsEditable || !this.props.multiple && this.state.filesToUpload.filter((file) => file.status !== 'deleted' && file.status !== 'canceled' && file.size !== -1).length > 0}
+                    onInactive={this.props.onInactive}/>
             </div>
         );
     }
diff --git a/js/components/login_container.js b/js/components/login_container.js
index a8d5c1b1..f050014b 100644
--- a/js/components/login_container.js
+++ b/js/components/login_container.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ let LoginContainer = React.createClass({
     propTypes: {
         message: React.PropTypes.string,
         redirectOnLoggedIn: React.PropTypes.bool,
-        redirectOnLoginSuccess: React.PropTypes.bool
+        redirectOnLoginSuccess: React.PropTypes.bool,
+        onLogin: React.PropTypes.func
     },
 
     getDefaultProps() {
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ let LoginContainer = React.createClass({
                 <LoginForm
                     redirectOnLoggedIn={this.props.redirectOnLoggedIn}
                     redirectOnLoginSuccess={this.props.redirectOnLoginSuccess}
-                    message={this.props.message} />
+                    message={this.props.message}
+                    onLogin={this.props.onLogin}/>
                 <div className="ascribe-login-text">
                     {getLangText('Not an ascribe user')}&#63; <Link to="signup">{getLangText('Sign up')}...</Link><br/>
                     {getLangText('Forgot my password')}&#63; <Link to="password_reset">{getLangText('Rescue me')}...</Link>
diff --git a/js/components/register_piece.js b/js/components/register_piece.js
index 37d496a8..20826b7d 100644
--- a/js/components/register_piece.js
+++ b/js/components/register_piece.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ let RegisterPiece = React.createClass( {
             PieceListStore.getState(),
             {
                 selectedLicense: 0,
-                isFineUploaderEditable: false
+                isFineUploaderActive: false
             });
     },
 
@@ -82,14 +82,10 @@ let RegisterPiece = React.createClass( {
     onChange(state) {
         this.setState(state);
 
-        // once the currentUser object from UserStore is defined (eventually the user was transitioned
-        // to the login form via the slider and successfully logged in), we can direct him back to the
-        // register_piece slide
-        if(state.currentUser && state.currentUser.email || this.state.currentUser && this.state.currentUser.email) {
-            this.refs.slidesContainer.setSlideNum(0);
+        if(this.state.currentUser && this.state.currentUser.email) {
             // we should also make the fineuploader component editable again
             this.setState({
-                isFineUploaderEditable: true
+                isFineUploaderActive: true
             });
         }
     },
@@ -105,7 +101,8 @@ let RegisterPiece = React.createClass( {
             this.state.pageSize,
             this.state.searchTerm,
             this.state.orderBy,
-            this.state.orderAsc);
+            this.state.orderAsc
+        );
 
         this.transitionTo('piece', {pieceId: response.piece.id});
     },
@@ -160,11 +157,25 @@ let RegisterPiece = React.createClass( {
     changeSlide() {
         // only transition to the login store, if user is not logged in
         // ergo the currentUser object is not properly defined
-        if(!this.state.currentUser.email) {
+        if(this.state.currentUser && !this.state.currentUser.email) {
             this.refs.slidesContainer.setSlideNum(1);
         }
     },
 
+    // basically redirects to the second slide (index: 1), when the user is not logged in
+    onLoggedOut() {
+        this.refs.slidesContainer.setSlideNum(1);
+    },
+
+    onLogin() {
+        // once the currentUser object from UserStore is defined (eventually the user was transitioned
+        // to the login form via the slider and successfully logged in), we can direct him back to the
+        // register_piece slide
+        if(this.state.currentUser && this.state.currentUser.email) {
+            window.history.back();
+        }
+    },
+
     render() {
         return (
             <SlidesContainer ref="slidesContainer">
@@ -175,8 +186,9 @@ let RegisterPiece = React.createClass( {
                         <Col xs={12} sm={10} md={8} smOffset={1} mdOffset={2}>
                             <RegisterPieceForm
                                 {...this.props}
-                                isFineUploaderEditable={this.state.isFineUploaderEditable}
-                                handleSuccess={this.handleSuccess}>
+                                isFineUploaderActive={this.state.isFineUploaderActive}
+                                handleSuccess={this.handleSuccess}
+                                onLoggedOut={this.onLoggedOut}>
                                 {this.props.children}
                                 {this.getLicenses()}
                                 {this.getSpecifyEditions()}
@@ -188,7 +200,8 @@ let RegisterPiece = React.createClass( {
                     <LoginContainer
                         message={getLangText('Please login before ascribing your work%s', '...')}
                         redirectOnLoggedIn={false}
-                        redirectOnLoginSuccess={false}/>
+                        redirectOnLoginSuccess={false}
+                        onLogin={this.onLogin}/>
                 </div>
             </SlidesContainer>
         );
diff --git a/sass/ascribe_accordion_list.scss b/sass/ascribe_accordion_list.scss
index 33cf18a8..6e3edaee 100644
--- a/sass/ascribe_accordion_list.scss
+++ b/sass/ascribe_accordion_list.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 $ascribe-accordion-list-item-height: 8em;
 $ascribe-accordion-list-font: 'Source Sans Pro';
 
+.ascribe-accordion-list {
+    padding-left: 15px;
+    padding-right: 15px;
+}
+
 .ascribe-accordion-list-item {
     background-color: white;
     border: 1px solid black;
diff --git a/sass/ascribe_slides_container.scss b/sass/ascribe_slides_container.scss
index 2dd1f47a..a4c19d1f 100644
--- a/sass/ascribe_slides_container.scss
+++ b/sass/ascribe_slides_container.scss
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 
 .ascribe-sliding-container  {
     transition: transform 1s cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1);
+    padding-left: 0;
+    padding-right: 0;
 }
 
 .ascribe-slide {
     position: relative;
     min-height: 1px;
-    padding-left: 15px;
-    padding-right: 15px;
     float:left;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sass/main.scss b/sass/main.scss
index 473e57d4..b0f3a856 100644
--- a/sass/main.scss
+++ b/sass/main.scss
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ html {
 }
 
 .ascribe-default-app {
-    max-width: 90%;
     padding-top: 70px;
+    overflow-x: hidden;
 }
 
 hr {