diff --git a/pkg/server/controllers/controllers.go b/pkg/server/controllers/controllers.go
index f15895ee..5786991b 100644
--- a/pkg/server/controllers/controllers.go
+++ b/pkg/server/controllers/controllers.go
@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ type Controllers struct {
 }
 
 // New returns a new group of controllers
-func New(app *app.App) *Controllers {
+func New(app *app.App, baseDir string) *Controllers {
 	log.Info(app.Config.PageTemplateDir)
 
 	c := Controllers{}
 
-	c.Users = NewUsers(app)
+	c.Users = NewUsers(app, baseDir)
 	c.Notes = NewNotes(app)
 	c.Books = NewBooks(app)
 	c.Sync = NewSync(app)
-	c.Static = NewStatic(app)
+	c.Static = NewStatic(app, baseDir)
 	c.Health = NewHealth(app)
 
 	return &c
diff --git a/pkg/server/controllers/static.go b/pkg/server/controllers/static.go
index 0dd2f622..6641c6fc 100644
--- a/pkg/server/controllers/static.go
+++ b/pkg/server/controllers/static.go
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 // NewStatic creates a new Static controller.
-func NewStatic(app *app.App) *Static {
+func NewStatic(app *app.App, baseDir string) *Static {
 	return &Static{
-		NotFoundView: views.NewView(app, views.Config{Title: "Not Found", Layout: "base"}, "static/not_found"),
+		NotFoundView: views.NewView(baseDir, app, views.Config{Title: "Not Found", Layout: "base"}, "static/not_found"),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/server/controllers/testutils.go b/pkg/server/controllers/testutils.go
index 6b551d86..aaf4f5c7 100644
--- a/pkg/server/controllers/testutils.go
+++ b/pkg/server/controllers/testutils.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func MustNewServer(t *testing.T, appParams *app.App) *httptest.Server {
 func NewServer(appParams *app.App) (*httptest.Server, error) {
 	a := app.NewTest(appParams)
 
-	ctl := New(&a)
+	ctl := New(&a, a.Config.PageTemplateDir)
 	rc := RouteConfig{
 		WebRoutes:   NewWebRoutes(&a, ctl),
 		APIRoutes:   NewAPIRoutes(&a, ctl),
diff --git a/pkg/server/controllers/users.go b/pkg/server/controllers/users.go
index c47cf535..ec841eb2 100644
--- a/pkg/server/controllers/users.go
+++ b/pkg/server/controllers/users.go
@@ -33,29 +33,29 @@ var commonHelpers = map[string]interface{}{
 
 // NewUsers creates a new Users controller.
 // It panics if the necessary templates are not parsed.
-func NewUsers(app *app.App) *Users {
+func NewUsers(app *app.App, baseDir string) *Users {
 	return &Users{
-		NewView: views.NewView(app,
+		NewView: views.NewView(baseDir, app,
 			views.Config{Title: "Join", Layout: "base", HelperFuncs: commonHelpers, AlertInBody: true},
 			"users/new",
 		),
-		LoginView: views.NewView(app,
+		LoginView: views.NewView(baseDir, app,
 			views.Config{Title: "Sign In", Layout: "base", HelperFuncs: commonHelpers, AlertInBody: true},
 			"users/login",
 		),
-		PasswordResetView: views.NewView(app,
+		PasswordResetView: views.NewView(baseDir, app,
 			views.Config{Title: "Reset Password", Layout: "base", HelperFuncs: commonHelpers, AlertInBody: true},
 			"users/password_reset",
 		),
-		PasswordResetConfirmView: views.NewView(app,
+		PasswordResetConfirmView: views.NewView(baseDir, app,
 			views.Config{Title: "Reset Password", Layout: "base", HelperFuncs: commonHelpers, AlertInBody: true},
 			"users/password_reset_confirm",
 		),
-		SettingView: views.NewView(app,
+		SettingView: views.NewView(baseDir, app,
 			views.Config{Layout: "base", HelperFuncs: commonHelpers, HeaderTemplate: "navbar"},
 			"users/settings",
 		),
-		AboutView: views.NewView(app,
+		AboutView: views.NewView(baseDir, app,
 			views.Config{Title: "About", Layout: "base", HelperFuncs: commonHelpers, HeaderTemplate: "navbar"},
 			"users/settings_about",
 		),
diff --git a/pkg/server/main.go b/pkg/server/main.go
index a4b4d381..fe01f099 100644
--- a/pkg/server/main.go
+++ b/pkg/server/main.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func startCmd() {
 		panic(errors.Wrap(err, "running job"))
 	}
 
-	ctl := controllers.New(&app)
+	ctl := controllers.New(&app, *pageDir)
 	rc := controllers.RouteConfig{
 		WebRoutes:   controllers.NewWebRoutes(&app, ctl),
 		APIRoutes:   controllers.NewAPIRoutes(&app, ctl),
diff --git a/pkg/server/views/view.go b/pkg/server/views/view.go
index e1824ac7..5ab67e9c 100644
--- a/pkg/server/views/view.go
+++ b/pkg/server/views/view.go
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ func (c Config) getClock() clock.Clock {
 }
 
 // NewView returns a new view by parsing  the given layout and files
-func NewView(app *app.App, viewConfig Config, files ...string) *View {
-	baseDir := app.Config.PageTemplateDir
+func NewView(baseDir string, app *app.App, viewConfig Config, files ...string) *View {
 	addTemplatePath(baseDir, files)
 	addTemplateExt(files)
 
@@ -138,9 +137,6 @@ func (v *View) Render(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, data *Data, status
 	vd.Yield["CurrentPath"] = r.URL.Path
 	vd.Yield["Standalone"] = buildinfo.Standalone
 
-	fmt.Println("######")
-	fmt.Println(vd.Alert)
-
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	csrfField := csrf.TemplateField(r)
 	tpl := v.Template.Funcs(template.FuncMap{
diff --git a/test/cli/test-cli b/test/cli/test-cli
index 00c04ed1..5480a3db 100755
Binary files a/test/cli/test-cli and b/test/cli/test-cli differ