diff --git a/build/Modules/Umbraco.Build/Set-UmbracoContinuousVersion.ps1 b/build/Modules/Umbraco.Build/Set-UmbracoContinuousVersion.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8996777292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/Modules/Umbraco.Build/Set-UmbracoContinuousVersion.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#
+# Set-UmbracoContinuousVersion
+# Sets the Umbraco version for continuous integration
+#
+#   -Version <version>
+#   where <version> is a Semver valid version
+#   eg 1.2.3, 1.2.3-alpha, 1.2.3-alpha+456
+#
+#   -BuildNumber <buildNumber>
+#   where <buildNumber> is a string coming from the build server
+#   eg 34, 126, 1
+#
+function Set-UmbracoContinuousVersion
+{
+  param (
+    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+    [string]
+    $version,
+    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+    [string]
+    $buildNumber
+  )
+  
+  Write-Host "Version is currently set to $version"
+
+  $umbracoVersion = "$($version.Trim())-alpha$($buildNumber)"
+  Write-Host "Setting Umbraco Version to $umbracoVersion"
+
+  Set-UmbracoVersion $umbracoVersion
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/Modules/Umbraco.Build/Umbraco.Build.psm1 b/build/Modules/Umbraco.Build/Umbraco.Build.psm1
index 32803ae8f0..15f84c06ca 100644
--- a/build/Modules/Umbraco.Build/Umbraco.Build.psm1
+++ b/build/Modules/Umbraco.Build/Umbraco.Build.psm1
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 . "$PSScriptRoot\Get-UmbracoBuildEnv.ps1"
 . "$PSScriptRoot\Set-UmbracoVersion.ps1"
+. "$PSScriptRoot\Set-UmbracoContinuousVersion.ps1"
 . "$PSScriptRoot\Get-UmbracoVersion.ps1"
 . "$PSScriptRoot\Verify-NuGet.ps1"
 
@@ -519,7 +520,7 @@ function Build-Umbraco
   if ($target -eq "pre-build")
   {
     Prepare-Build $uenv
-    Compile-Belle $uenv $version
+    #Compile-Belle $uenv $version
 
     # set environment variables
     $env:UMBRACO_VERSION=$version.Semver.ToString()
@@ -595,6 +596,7 @@ function Build-Umbraco
 #
 Export-ModuleMember -function Get-UmbracoBuildEnv
 Export-ModuleMember -function Set-UmbracoVersion
+Export-ModuleMember -function Set-UmbracoContinuousVersion
 Export-ModuleMember -function Get-UmbracoVersion
 Export-ModuleMember -function Build-Umbraco
 Export-ModuleMember -function Build-UmbracoDocs
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs
index b512e7e337..1c9d1b48a6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs
@@ -961,10 +961,23 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>True if the Content can be published, otherwise False</returns>
         public bool IsPublishable(IContent content)
         {
-            // get ids from path
-            // skip the first one that has to be -1 - and we don't care
-            // skip the last one that has to be "this" - and it's ok to stop at the parent
-            var ids = content.Path.Split(',').Skip(1).SkipLast().Select(int.Parse).ToArray();
+            int[] ids;
+            if (content.HasIdentity)
+            {
+                // get ids from path (we have identity)
+                // skip the first one that has to be -1 - and we don't care
+                // skip the last one that has to be "this" - and it's ok to stop at the parent
+                ids = content.Path.Split(',').Skip(1).SkipLast().Select(int.Parse).ToArray();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // no path yet (no identity), have to move up to parent
+                // skip the first one that has to be -1 - and we don't care
+                // don't skip the last one that is "parent"
+                var parent = GetById(content.ParentId);
+                if (parent == null) return false;
+                ids = parent.Path.Split(',').Skip(1).Select(int.Parse).ToArray();
+            }
             if (ids.Length == 0)
                 return false;
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Xml/UmbracoXPathPathSyntaxParser.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Xml/UmbracoXPathPathSyntaxParser.cs
index 7802ddc438..016a3e45dd 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Xml/UmbracoXPathPathSyntaxParser.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Xml/UmbracoXPathPathSyntaxParser.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Xml
                 return -1;
             });
 
-            const string rootXpath = "descendant::*[@id={0}]";
+            const string rootXpath = "id({0})";
 
             //parseable items:
             var vars = new Dictionary<string, Func<string, string>>();