diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 0217750136..851008aef5 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -920,10 +920,6 @@ class App {
 	}
 
 	function get_cached_avatar_image($avatar_image){
-		// Just remove the base url. This avoid mixed content
-		$avatar_image = normalise_link($avatar_image);
-		$base = normalise_link($this->get_baseurl());
-		$avatar_image = str_replace($base."/", "", $avatar_image);
 		return $avatar_image;
 
 		// The following code is deactivated. It doesn't seem to make any sense and it slows down the system.
@@ -951,6 +947,25 @@ class App {
 	}
 
 
+	/**
+	 * @brief Removes the baseurl from an url. This avoids some mixed content problems.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $url
+	 *
+	 * @return string The cleaned url
+	 */
+	function remove_baseurl($url){
+
+		// Is the function called statically?
+		if (!is_object($this))
+			return(self::$a->remove_baseurl($ssl));
+
+		$url = normalise_link($url);
+		$base = normalise_link($this->get_baseurl());
+		$url = str_replace($base."/", "", $url);
+		return $url;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @brief Register template engine class
 	 * 
diff --git a/include/ForumManager.php b/include/ForumManager.php
index 73eb511de6..6fede0204d 100644
--- a/include/ForumManager.php
+++ b/include/ForumManager.php
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class ForumManager {
 		if(count($contacts)) {
 
 			$id = 0;
-$a = get_app();
+
 			foreach($contacts as $contact) {
 
 				$selected = (($cid == $contact['id']) ? ' forum-selected' : '');
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ $a = get_app();
 					'name' => $contact['name'],
 					'cid' => $contact['id'],
 					'selected' 	=> $selected,
-					'micro' => $a->get_cached_avatar_image(proxy_url($contact['micro'], false, PROXY_SIZE_MICRO)),
+					'micro' => App::remove_baseurl(proxy_url($contact['micro'], false, PROXY_SIZE_MICRO)),
 					'id' => ++$id,
 				);
 				$entries[] = $entry;
diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 6c33be84fb..53a7b3d1ed 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false) {
 				if(($normalised != 'mailbox') && (x($a->contacts[$normalised])))
 					$profile_avatar = $a->contacts[$normalised]['thumb'];
 				else
-					$profile_avatar = ((strlen($item['author-avatar'])) ? $a->get_cached_avatar_image($item['author-avatar']) : $item['thumb']);
+					$profile_avatar = $a->remove_baseurl(((strlen($item['author-avatar'])) ? $item['author-avatar'] : $item['thumb']));
 
 				$locate = array('location' => $item['location'], 'coord' => $item['coord'], 'html' => '');
 				call_hooks('render_location',$locate);
diff --git a/include/identity.php b/include/identity.php
index ec66225d0f..aba69bae49 100644
--- a/include/identity.php
+++ b/include/identity.php
@@ -332,9 +332,9 @@ function profile_sidebar($profile, $block = 0) {
 		'fullname' => $profile['name'],
 		'firstname' => $firstname,
 		'lastname' => $lastname,
-		'photo300' => $a->get_cached_avatar_image($a->get_baseurl() . '/photo/custom/300/' . $profile['uid'] . '.jpg'),
-		'photo100' => $a->get_cached_avatar_image($a->get_baseurl() . '/photo/custom/100/' . $profile['uid'] . '.jpg'),
-		'photo50' => $a->get_cached_avatar_image($a->get_baseurl() . '/photo/custom/50/'  . $profile['uid'] . '.jpg'),
+		'photo300' => $a->get_baseurl() . '/photo/custom/300/' . $profile['uid'] . '.jpg',
+		'photo100' => $a->get_baseurl() . '/photo/custom/100/' . $profile['uid'] . '.jpg',
+		'photo50' => $a->get_baseurl() . '/photo/custom/50/'  . $profile['uid'] . '.jpg',
 	);
 
 	if (!$block){
diff --git a/include/nav.php b/include/nav.php
index fb7225af92..0fa671a27d 100644
--- a/include/nav.php
+++ b/include/nav.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function nav_info(&$a) {
 		// user info
 		$r = q("SELECT micro FROM contact WHERE uid=%d AND self=1", intval($a->user['uid']));
 		$userinfo = array(
-			'icon' => (count($r) ? $a->get_cached_avatar_image($r[0]['micro']) : $a->get_baseurl($ssl_state)."/images/person-48.jpg"),
+			'icon' => (count($r) ? $a->remove_baseurl($r[0]['micro']) : "images/person-48.jpg"),
 			'name' => $a->user['username'],
 		);
 
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 8471735d01..e364389b2c 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ $a->init_page_end();
 if(x($_SESSION,'visitor_home'))
 	$homebase = $_SESSION['visitor_home'];
 elseif(local_user())
-	$homebase = $a->get_baseurl() . '/profile/' . $a->user['nickname'];
+	$homebase = 'profile/' . $a->user['nickname'];
 
 if(isset($homebase))
 	$a->page['content'] .= '<script>var homebase="' . $homebase . '" ; </script>';
@@ -423,10 +423,10 @@ if($a->module != 'install' && $a->module != 'maintenance') {
 
 if($a->is_mobile || $a->is_tablet) {
 	if(isset($_SESSION['show-mobile']) && !$_SESSION['show-mobile']) {
-		$link = $a->get_baseurl() . '/toggle_mobile?address=' . curPageURL();
+		$link = 'toggle_mobile?address=' . curPageURL();
 	}
 	else {
-		$link = $a->get_baseurl() . '/toggle_mobile?off=1&address=' . curPageURL();
+		$link = 'toggle_mobile?off=1&address=' . curPageURL();
 	}
 	$a->page['footer'] = replace_macros(get_markup_template("toggle_mobile_footer.tpl"), array(
 	                     	'$toggle_link' => $link,
diff --git a/mod/content.php b/mod/content.php
index c5a5556116..c2b1546bf1 100644
--- a/mod/content.php
+++ b/mod/content.php
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ function render_content(&$a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false) {
 				if(($normalised != 'mailbox') && (x($a->contacts[$normalised])))
 					$profile_avatar = $a->contacts[$normalised]['thumb'];
 				else
-					$profile_avatar = ((strlen($item['author-avatar'])) ? $a->get_cached_avatar_image($item['author-avatar']) : $item['thumb']);
+					$profile_avatar = $a->remove_baseurl(((strlen($item['author-avatar'])) ? $item['author-avatar'] : $item['thumb']));
 
 				$locate = array('location' => $item['location'], 'coord' => $item['coord'], 'html' => '');
 				call_hooks('render_location',$locate);
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ function render_content(&$a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false) {
 				if(($normalised != 'mailbox') && (x($a->contacts,$normalised)))
 					$profile_avatar = $a->contacts[$normalised]['thumb'];
 				else
-					$profile_avatar = (((strlen($item['author-avatar'])) && $diff_author) ? $item['author-avatar'] : $a->get_cached_avatar_image($thumb));
+					$profile_avatar = $a->remove_baseurl(((strlen($item['author-avatar']) && $diff_author) ? $item['author-avatar'] : $thumb));
 
 				$like    = ((x($alike,$item['uri'])) ? format_like($alike[$item['uri']],$alike[$item['uri'] . '-l'],'like',$item['uri']) : '');
 				$dislike = ((x($dlike,$item['uri'])) ? format_like($dlike[$item['uri']],$dlike[$item['uri'] . '-l'],'dislike',$item['uri']) : '');
diff --git a/mod/directory.php b/mod/directory.php
index 294a55585d..be09dd37f6 100644
--- a/mod/directory.php
+++ b/mod/directory.php
@@ -158,14 +158,14 @@ function directory_content(&$a) {
 			else {
 				$location_e = $location;
 			}
-			
+
 			$photo_menu = array(array(t("View Profile"), zrl($profile_link)));
 
 			$entry = array(
 				'id' => $rr['id'],
 				'url' => $profile_link,
 				'itemurl' => $itemurl,
-				'thumb' => proxy_url($a->get_cached_avatar_image($rr[$photo]), false, PROXY_SIZE_THUMB),
+				'thumb' => proxy_url($rr[$photo], false, PROXY_SIZE_THUMB),
 				'img_hover' => $rr['name'],
 				'name' => $rr['name'],
 				'details' => $details,
diff --git a/mod/profiles.php b/mod/profiles.php
index 5c372de8ee..0b8261422f 100644
--- a/mod/profiles.php
+++ b/mod/profiles.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function profiles_init(&$a) {
 		);
 		if(! count($r)) {
 			notice( t('Profile not found.') . EOL);
-			goaway($a->get_baseurl(true) . '/profiles');
+			goaway('profiles');
 			return; // NOTREACHED
 		}
 
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ function profiles_init(&$a) {
 			intval(local_user())
 		);
 		if($r)
-			info( t('Profile deleted.') . EOL);
+			info(t('Profile deleted.').EOL);
 
-		goaway($a->get_baseurl(true) . '/profiles');
+		goaway('profiles');
 		return; // NOTREACHED
 	}
 
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ function profiles_init(&$a) {
 
 		info( t('New profile created.') . EOL);
 		if(count($r3) == 1)
-			goaway($a->get_baseurl(true) . '/profiles/' . $r3[0]['id']);
+			goaway('profiles/'.$r3[0]['id']);
 
-		goaway($a->get_baseurl(true) . '/profiles');
+		goaway('profiles');
 	}
 
 	if(($a->argc > 2) && ($a->argv[1] === 'clone')) {
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ function profiles_init(&$a) {
 		);
 		info( t('New profile created.') . EOL);
 		if(count($r3) == 1)
-			goaway($a->get_baseurl(true) . '/profiles/' . $r3[0]['id']);
+			goaway('profiles/'.$r3[0]['id']);
 
-		goaway($a->get_baseurl(true) . '/profiles');
+		goaway('profiles');
 
 		return; // NOTREACHED
 	}
@@ -582,15 +582,7 @@ function profile_activity($changed, $value) {
 
 	$i = item_store($arr);
 	if($i) {
-
-		// give it a permanent link
-		//q("update item set plink = '%s' where id = %d",
-		//	dbesc($a->get_baseurl() . '/display/' . $a->user['nickname'] . '/' . $i),
-		//	intval($i)
-		//);
-
 	   	proc_run('php',"include/notifier.php","activity","$i");
-
 	}
 }
 
@@ -786,7 +778,7 @@ function profiles_content(&$a) {
 			);
 			if(count($r)){
 				//Go to the default profile.
-				goaway($a->get_baseurl(true) . '/profiles/'.$r[0]['id']);
+				goaway('profiles/'.$r[0]['id']);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -807,12 +799,12 @@ function profiles_content(&$a) {
 
 			foreach($r as $rr) {
 				$o .= replace_macros($tpl, array(
-					'$photo' => $a->get_cached_avatar_image($rr['thumb']),
+					'$photo' => $a->remove_baseurl($rr['thumb']),
 					'$id' => $rr['id'],
 					'$alt' => t('Profile Image'),
 					'$profile_name' => $rr['profile-name'],
 					'$visible' => (($rr['is-default']) ? '<strong>' . t('visible to everybody') . '</strong>'
-						: '<a href="' . $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/profperm/' . $rr['id'] . '" />' . t('Edit visibility') . '</a>')
+						: '<a href="'.'profperm/'.$rr['id'].'" />' . t('Edit visibility') . '</a>')
 				));
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/object/Item.php b/object/Item.php
index 7b542c4724..9daf44648e 100644
--- a/object/Item.php
+++ b/object/Item.php
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class Item extends BaseObject {
 		if(($normalised != 'mailbox') && (x($a->contacts,$normalised)))
 			$profile_avatar = $a->contacts[$normalised]['thumb'];
 		else
-			$profile_avatar = (((strlen($item['author-avatar'])) && $diff_author) ? $item['author-avatar'] : $a->get_cached_avatar_image($this->get_data_value('thumb')));
+			$profile_avatar = (((strlen($item['author-avatar'])) && $diff_author) ? $item['author-avatar'] : $a->remove_baseurl($this->get_data_value('thumb')));
 
 		$locate = array('location' => $item['location'], 'coord' => $item['coord'], 'html' => '');
 		call_hooks('render_location',$locate);
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ class Item extends BaseObject {
 				'$profile_uid' =>  $conv->get_profile_owner(),
 				'$mylink' => $a->contact['url'],
 				'$mytitle' => t('This is you'),
-				'$myphoto' => $a->get_cached_avatar_image($a->contact['thumb']),
+				'$myphoto' => $a->remove_baseurl($a->contact['thumb']),
 				'$comment' => t('Comment'),
 				'$submit' => t('Submit'),
 				'$edbold' => t('Bold'),
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/theme.php b/view/theme/vier/theme.php
index 25954350f9..f33a9178ac 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/theme.php
+++ b/view/theme/vier/theme.php
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ function vier_community_info() {
 				$entry = replace_macros($tpl,array(
 					'$id' => $rr['id'],
 					'$profile_link' => $profile_link,
-					'$photo' => $a->get_cached_avatar_image($rr['thumb']),
+					'$photo' => $a->remove_baseurl($rr['thumb']),
 					'$alt_text' => $rr['name']));
 				$aside['$lastusers_items'][] = $entry;
 			}