diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
deleted file mode 100644
index e4ec0212a2..0000000000
--- a/.htaccess
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Options +FollowSymlinks
-RewriteEngine on
-RewriteRule ^/gridserver/usersessions(.*) /gridserver/usersessions/index.php$1   
diff --git a/gridserver/gridserver_config.inc.php b/gridserver/gridserver_config.inc.php
index 530eae0481..35521c567e 100644
--- a/gridserver/gridserver_config.inc.php
+++ b/gridserver/gridserver_config.inc.php
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ $userserver_recvkey="HEY GRID SERVER, I AM THE DAMN LOGIN SERVER, THIS IS MY KEY
 $sim_recvkey = "we are not linden labs1234dyson";
 $sim_sendkey = "you are ogs4325678";
 
-$grid_home = "http://www.osgrid.org/ogs/gridserver/";
+$grid_home = "/ogs/gridserver/";
 ?>
diff --git a/gridserver/usersessions/.htaccess b/gridserver/usersessions/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b76a74ec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gridserver/usersessions/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Options +FollowSymlinks
+
+RewriteEngine on
+RewriteOptions MaxRedirects=1
+RewriteRule .* index.php  [L]