diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/user.service.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/user.service.js
index 06cc7289b3..213982b2ba 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/user.service.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/user.service.js
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ angular.module('umbraco.services')
     
     /** Called to update the current user's timeout */
     function setUserTimeoutInternal(newTimeout) {
+
+
         var asNumber = parseFloat(newTimeout);
         if (!isNaN(asNumber) && currentUser && angular.isNumber(asNumber)) {
             currentUser.remainingAuthSeconds = newTimeout;
@@ -118,7 +120,11 @@ angular.module('umbraco.services')
         if (currentUser && currentUser.id !== undefined) {
             lastUserId = currentUser.id;
         }
-        currentUser.remainingAuthSeconds = 0;
+
+        if(currentUser){
+            currentUser.remainingAuthSeconds = 0;
+        }
+        
         lastServerTimeoutSet = null;
         currentUser = null;
         
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/login.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/login.controller.js
index 78258427d2..ae76dda00e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/login.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/login.controller.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-angular.module("umbraco").controller("Umbraco.Dialogs.LoginController", function ($scope, userService, legacyJsLoader, $routeParams) {
+angular.module("umbraco").controller("Umbraco.Dialogs.LoginController", function ($scope, userService, legacyJsLoader, $routeParams, $window) {
     
     /**
      * @ngdoc function
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
     $scope.today = weekday[d.getDay()];
     $scope.errorMsg = "";
     
+    //this means the application is not configured and needs the installer
+    if(!Umbraco.Sys.ServerVariables.application){
+        $scope.missingConfiguration = true;
+    }
+
     $scope.loginSubmit = function (login, password) {
         
         //if the login and password are not empty we need to automatically 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/login.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/login.html
index e9376b00f2..6ece7c8bae 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/login.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/login.html
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 <form name="loginForm" ng-submit="loginSubmit(login, password)" ng-controller="Umbraco.Dialogs.LoginController">
     <div id="login" class="umb-modalcolumn" ng-class="{'show-validation': loginForm.$invalid}">
-        <div class="form">
+        
+        <div class="form" ng-show="missingConfiguration">
+            <h1>Umbraco has not yet been installed, 
+                or you need to perform an upgrade.
+                Please open the umbraco installer
+            </h1>
+
+            <a href="../install" class="btn">Open installer</a>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="form" ng-hide="missingConfiguration">
             <h1>Happy {{today}}!</h1>
             <p><span ng-show="dialogData.isTimedOut">Session timed out. </span>Log in below</p>
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/user.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/user.controller.js
index 829af7e28f..8f440c641d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/user.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/user.controller.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ angular.module("umbraco")
        
         $scope.user = userService.getCurrentUser();
         $scope.history = historyService.current;
+        $scope.version = Umbraco.Sys.ServerVariables.application.version + " assembly: " + Umbraco.Sys.ServerVariables.application.assemblyVersion;
+
 
         $scope.logout = function () {
             userService.logout().then(function () {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/user.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/user.html
index ed112429f7..488e982719 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/user.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/user.html
@@ -44,5 +44,7 @@
 			</div>
 
 		</div>
+
+		<small style="color: #d9d9d9; position: absolute; bottom: 5px; right: 20px">{{version}}</small>
 	</div>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeController.cs
index 3b6a4af611..f02f84b57a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeController.cs
@@ -180,12 +180,36 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
                                 {"trees", GetTreePluginsMetaData()}
                             }
                     },
-                    {"isDebuggingEnabled", HttpContext.IsDebuggingEnabled}
+                    {"isDebuggingEnabled", HttpContext.IsDebuggingEnabled},
+                    {
+                        "application", getApplicationState()
+                    }
                 };
 
+
             return JavaScript(ServerVariablesParser.Parse(d));
         }
 
+
+        private Dictionary<string, object> getApplicationState()
+        {
+            if (!ApplicationContext.IsConfigured)
+                return null;
+
+            var app = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+            app.Add("assemblyVersion", UmbracoVersion.AssemblyVersion);
+            app.Add("isReady", ApplicationContext.IsReady);
+            app.Add("isConfigured", ApplicationContext.IsConfigured);
+            app.Add("isDatabaseConfigured", ApplicationContext.DatabaseContext.IsDatabaseConfigured);
+
+            var version = string.IsNullOrEmpty(UmbracoVersion.CurrentComment)
+                            ? UmbracoVersion.Current.ToString(3)
+                            : string.Format("{0}-{1}", UmbracoVersion.Current.ToString(3), UmbracoVersion.CurrentComment);
+
+            app.Add("version", version);
+
+            return app;
+        }
         
 
         private IEnumerable<Dictionary<string, string>> GetTreePluginsMetaData()