diff --git a/source/scripts/services/route.js.coffee b/source/scripts/services/route.js.coffee
index 8c9ffd4..dc2321b 100644
--- a/source/scripts/services/route.js.coffee
+++ b/source/scripts/services/route.js.coffee
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ angular.module("sideBySide").service "route",
 
 	@params.base = '' if 'base' not of @params
 
-	@appUrl = $location.absUrl()
-		.substring(0, $location.absUrl().length - $location.url().length)
+	absUrl = $location.absUrl()
+	@appUrl = absUrl.substring(0, absUrl.length - $location.url().length)
+	if @appUrl.substring(@appUrl.length - 2) == '/#'
+		@appUrl = @appUrl.substring(0, @appUrl.length - 2)
 
 	getValue = (value) ->
 		if typeof value == 'object'
diff --git a/source/tests/services/route.js.coffee b/source/tests/services/route.js.coffee
index d285a0f..1842476 100644
--- a/source/tests/services/route.js.coffee
+++ b/source/tests/services/route.js.coffee
@@ -47,3 +47,8 @@ test "adds base before section", ->
 	setup('http://example.com', '/section:7', '')
 	route.update('base', 'the_raven')
 	equal route.get(), 'base:the_raven/section:7'
+
+test "works with hash url", ->
+	setup('http://example.com/#', '/base:asdf', '')
+	deepEqual route.appUrl, 'http://example.com'
+	deepEqual route.params, { 'base': 'asdf' }