diff --git a/app/helpers/wive_helper.rb b/app/helpers/wive_helper.rb
index 530485e..f560a95 100644
--- a/app/helpers/wive_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/wive_helper.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 module WiveHelper
 
   def wive username, opts = {}
-    room_name = opts[:room_name].blank? ? "window.location.hostname + window.location.pathname" : "'#{opts[:room_name]}'"
+    room_name = opts[:room_name].blank? ? "#{request.host}/#{request.path}" : "#{opts[:room_name]}"
     link_url = opts[:link_url]
     image_url = opts[:image_url]
     if image_url.blank?
-      image_url = image_url("letter-#{username.first}.png", class: "icon")
+      image_url = image_url("letter-#{username.first.downcase}.png", class: "icon")
     end
 
     render :partial => 'shared/wive', locals: {username: username, room_name: room_name, link_url: link_url, image_url: image_url}
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_wive.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_wive.html.erb
index c9ffc76..8bf9150 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_wive.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_wive.html.erb
@@ -24,17 +24,19 @@
     var element = '<a href="{{link_url}}" title="{{username}}"> <img class="icon" alt="{{username}}" src="{{image_url}}"> </a>';
     var socket = io.connect('<%= Wive.server %>');
 
-    socket.emit('user_and_room', '<%= username%>', <%= room_name %>, '<%= image_url %>', '<%= link_url%>');
+    socket.emit('user_and_room', '<%= username%>', '<%= room_name %>', '<%= image_url %>', '<%= link_url%>');
 
     socket.on('room_update', function(users){
       $('#participants-list').empty();
       
       $.each(users, function(index, value){
-          element = element.replace('{{link_url}}', value['link_url']);
-          element = element.replace('{{username}}', value['username']);
-          element = element.replace('{{username}}', value['username']);
-          element = element.replace('{{image_url}}', value['image_url']);
-          $('#participants-list').append($('<li>').html(element));
+          if('<%= username %>' != value['username'] ){
+            element = element.replace('{{link_url}}', value['link_url']);
+            element = element.replace('{{username}}', value['username']);
+            element = element.replace('{{username}}', value['username']);
+            element = element.replace('{{image_url}}', value['image_url']);
+            $('#participants-list').append($('<li>').html(element));
+          }
       });
     });