diff --git a/modules/articles/client/config/articles-admin.client.routes.js b/modules/articles/client/config/articles-admin.client.routes.js
index db45758c12..b493d0e0c4 100644
--- a/modules/articles/client/config/articles-admin.client.routes.js
+++ b/modules/articles/client/config/articles-admin.client.routes.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         template: '<ui-view/>'
       })
       .state('admin.articles.list', {
-        url: '/',
+        url: '',
         templateUrl: '/modules/articles/client/views/admin/list-articles.client.view.html',
         controller: 'ArticlesAdminListController',
         controllerAs: 'vm',
diff --git a/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.articles.client.controller.tests.js b/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.articles.client.controller.tests.js
index 235a32c93f..32964a8fe3 100644
--- a/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.articles.client.controller.tests.js
+++ b/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.articles.client.controller.tests.js
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
       ArticlesService = _ArticlesService_;
       Notification = _Notification_;
 
+      // Ignore parent template get on state transitions
+      $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html').respond(200, '');
+
       // create mock article
       mockArticle = new ArticlesService({
         _id: '525a8422f6d0f87f0e407a33',
diff --git a/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.list.articles.client.controller.tests.js b/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.list.articles.client.controller.tests.js
index d22f13a211..90bd19f1a6 100644
--- a/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.list.articles.client.controller.tests.js
+++ b/modules/articles/tests/client/admin.list.articles.client.controller.tests.js
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
       Authentication = _Authentication_;
       ArticlesService = _ArticlesService_;
 
+      // Ignore parent template get on state transitions
+      $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/articles/client/views/list-articles.client.view.html').respond(200, '');
+      $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html').respond(200, '');
+
       // create mock article
       mockArticle = new ArticlesService({
         _id: '525a8422f6d0f87f0e407a33',
diff --git a/modules/articles/tests/client/articles.client.routes.tests.js b/modules/articles/tests/client/articles.client.routes.tests.js
index 5171226dae..7b724a5c53 100644
--- a/modules/articles/tests/client/articles.client.routes.tests.js
+++ b/modules/articles/tests/client/articles.client.routes.tests.js
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@
       });
 
       describe('Handle Trailing Slash', function () {
-        beforeEach(inject(function ($state, $rootScope) {
+        beforeEach(inject(function ($state, $rootScope, $templateCache) {
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/articles/client/views/list-articles.client.view.html', '');
+
           $state.go('articles.list');
           $rootScope.$digest();
         }));
diff --git a/modules/articles/tests/client/list-articles.client.controller.tests.js b/modules/articles/tests/client/list-articles.client.controller.tests.js
index 248862298d..b5e37c9f62 100644
--- a/modules/articles/tests/client/list-articles.client.controller.tests.js
+++ b/modules/articles/tests/client/list-articles.client.controller.tests.js
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@
         // Set POST response
         $httpBackend.expectGET('/api/articles').respond(mockArticleList);
 
+        // Ignore parent template get on state transition
+        $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html').respond(200, '');
 
         $httpBackend.flush();
 
diff --git a/modules/chat/tests/client/chat.client.controller.tests.js b/modules/chat/tests/client/chat.client.controller.tests.js
index 50139f689b..693ceb3bdb 100644
--- a/modules/chat/tests/client/chat.client.controller.tests.js
+++ b/modules/chat/tests/client/chat.client.controller.tests.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
       ChatController,
       $timeout,
       $state,
-      Authentication;
+      Authentication,
+      $httpBackend;
 
     // Load the main application module
     beforeEach(module(ApplicationConfiguration.applicationModuleName));
@@ -39,12 +40,17 @@
     });
 
     describe('when user logged in', function () {
-      beforeEach(inject(function ($controller, $rootScope, _Socket_, _Authentication_, _$timeout_, _$state_) {
+      beforeEach(inject(function ($controller, $rootScope, _$httpBackend_, _Socket_, _Authentication_, _$timeout_, _$state_) {
         Authentication.user = {
           name: 'user',
           roles: ['user']
         };
 
+        $httpBackend = _$httpBackend_;
+
+        // Ignore parent template get on state transitions
+        $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html').respond(200, '');
+
         ChatController = $controller('ChatController as vm', {
           $scope: $scope
         });
diff --git a/modules/chat/tests/client/chat.client.routes.tests.js b/modules/chat/tests/client/chat.client.routes.tests.js
index 47827db778..2f16e8db26 100644
--- a/modules/chat/tests/client/chat.client.routes.tests.js
+++ b/modules/chat/tests/client/chat.client.routes.tests.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   describe('Chat Route Tests', function () {
     // Initialize global variables
     var $scope,
-      Authentication;
+      Authentication,
+      $httpBackend;
 
     // We can start by loading the main application module
     beforeEach(module(ApplicationConfiguration.applicationModuleName));
@@ -39,17 +40,25 @@
       });
 
       describe('Handle Trailing Slash', function () {
-        beforeEach(inject(function ($state, $rootScope, _Authentication_) {
+        beforeEach(inject(function ($state, $rootScope, _$httpBackend_, _Authentication_) {
           Authentication.user = {
             name: 'user',
             roles: ['user']
           };
 
+          $httpBackend = _$httpBackend_;
+
+          // Ignore parent template get on state transition
+          $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/chat/client/views/chat.client.view.html').respond(200);
+          $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html').respond(200, '');
+
           $state.go('chat');
           $rootScope.$digest();
         }));
 
-        it('Should remove trailing slash', inject(function ($state, $location, $rootScope) {
+        it('Should remove trailing slash', inject(function ($state, $location, $rootScope, $templateCache) {
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/chat/client/views/chat.client.view.html', '');
+
           $location.path('chat/');
           $rootScope.$digest();
 
diff --git a/modules/users/tests/client/authentication.client.controller.tests.js b/modules/users/tests/client/authentication.client.controller.tests.js
index 572abe9b48..f2e99e1fec 100644
--- a/modules/users/tests/client/authentication.client.controller.tests.js
+++ b/modules/users/tests/client/authentication.client.controller.tests.js
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
         spyOn(Notification, 'error');
         spyOn(Notification, 'success');
 
+        // Ignore parent template get on state transitions
+        $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html').respond(200);
+        $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/400.client.view.html').respond(200);
+
         // Initialize the Authentication controller
         AuthenticationController = $controller('AuthenticationController as vm', {
           $scope: scope
@@ -54,7 +58,9 @@
       }));
 
       describe('$scope.signin()', function () {
-        it('should login with a correct username and password', function () {
+        it('should login with a correct user and password', inject(function ($templateCache) {
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html', '');
+
           // Test expected GET request
           $httpBackend.when('POST', '/api/auth/signin').respond(200, { username: 'Fred' });
 
@@ -64,11 +70,12 @@
           // Test scope value
           expect(scope.vm.authentication.user.username).toEqual('Fred');
           expect($location.url()).toEqual('/');
-        });
+        }));
 
-        it('should login with a correct email and password', function () {
+        it('should login with a correct email and password', inject(function ($templateCache) {
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html', '');
           // Test expected GET request
-          $httpBackend.when('POST', 'api/auth/signin').respond(200, { email: 'Fred@email.com' });
+          $httpBackend.when('POST', '/api/auth/signin').respond(200, { email: 'Fred@email.com' });
 
           scope.vm.signin(true);
           $httpBackend.flush();
@@ -76,7 +83,7 @@
           // Test scope value
           expect(scope.vm.authentication.user.email).toEqual('Fred@email.com');
           expect($location.url()).toEqual('/');
-        });
+        }));
 
         it('should be redirected to previous state after successful login',
           inject(function (_$state_) {
@@ -136,7 +143,9 @@
       });
 
       describe('$scope.signup()', function () {
-        it('should register with correct data', function () {
+        it('should register with correct data', inject(function ($templateCache) {
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html', '');
+
           // Test expected GET request
           scope.vm.authentication.user = 'Fred';
           $httpBackend.when('POST', '/api/auth/signup').respond(200, { username: 'Fred' });
@@ -148,7 +157,7 @@
           expect(scope.vm.authentication.user.username).toBe('Fred');
           expect(Notification.success).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ message: '<i class="glyphicon glyphicon-ok"></i> Signup successful!' });
           expect($location.url()).toBe('/');
-        });
+        }));
 
         it('should fail to register with duplicate Username', function () {
           // Test expected POST request
diff --git a/modules/users/tests/client/edit-profile.client.controller.tests.js b/modules/users/tests/client/edit-profile.client.controller.tests.js
index fcb73bafcc..e608a1bb45 100644
--- a/modules/users/tests/client/edit-profile.client.controller.tests.js
+++ b/modules/users/tests/client/edit-profile.client.controller.tests.js
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
       spyOn(Notification, 'error');
       spyOn(Notification, 'success');
 
+      // Ignore parent template gets on state transition
+      $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html').respond(200);
+      $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/400.client.view.html').respond(200);
+
       // Mock logged in user
       Authentication.user = {
         _id: '525a8422f6d0f87f0e407a33',
diff --git a/modules/users/tests/client/password.client.controller.tests.js b/modules/users/tests/client/password.client.controller.tests.js
index da4f61b855..3bb87cc588 100644
--- a/modules/users/tests/client/password.client.controller.tests.js
+++ b/modules/users/tests/client/password.client.controller.tests.js
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
         $location = _$location_;
         $location.path = jasmine.createSpy().and.returnValue(true);
 
+        // Ignore parent template gets on state transition
+        $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/404.client.view.html').respond(200);
+
         // Mock logged in user
         _Authentication_.user = {
           username: 'test',
@@ -74,6 +77,10 @@
         spyOn(Notification, 'error');
         spyOn(Notification, 'success');
 
+        // Ignore parent template gets on state transition
+        $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/404.client.view.html').respond(200);
+        $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/400.client.view.html').respond(200);
+
         // Initialize the Authentication controller
         PasswordController = $controller('PasswordController as vm', {
           $scope: scope
diff --git a/modules/users/tests/client/users-admin.client.routes.tests.js b/modules/users/tests/client/users-admin.client.routes.tests.js
index 996e6470b1..20348adf1e 100644
--- a/modules/users/tests/client/users-admin.client.routes.tests.js
+++ b/modules/users/tests/client/users-admin.client.routes.tests.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   describe('Users Admin Route Tests', function () {
     // Initialize global variables
     var $scope,
-      Authentication;
+      Authentication,
+      $httpBackend;
 
     // We can start by loading the main application module
     beforeEach(module(ApplicationConfiguration.applicationModuleName));
@@ -77,17 +78,26 @@
       });
 
       describe('Handle Trailing Slash', function () {
-        beforeEach(inject(function ($state, $rootScope, _Authentication_) {
+        beforeEach(inject(function ($state, $rootScope, _Authentication_, _$httpBackend_) {
           Authentication.user = {
             name: 'user',
             roles: ['admin']
           };
 
+          $httpBackend = _$httpBackend_;
+
+          // Ignore parent template gets on state transition
+          $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/users/client/views/admin/list-users.client.view.html').respond(200);
+          $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html').respond(200);
+
           $state.go('admin.users');
           $rootScope.$digest();
         }));
 
-        it('Should remove trailing slash', inject(function ($state, $location, $rootScope) {
+        it('Should remove trailing slash', inject(function ($state, $location, $rootScope, $templateCache) {
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/users/client/views/admin/list-users.client.view.html', '');
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html', '');
+
           $location.path('admin/users/');
           $rootScope.$digest();
 
diff --git a/modules/users/tests/client/users.client.routes.tests.js b/modules/users/tests/client/users.client.routes.tests.js
index 75f9e11dd4..bd8239811b 100644
--- a/modules/users/tests/client/users.client.routes.tests.js
+++ b/modules/users/tests/client/users.client.routes.tests.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   describe('Users Route Tests', function () {
     // Initialize global variables
     var $scope,
-      Authentication;
+      Authentication,
+      $httpBackend;
 
     // We can start by loading the main application module
     beforeEach(module(ApplicationConfiguration.applicationModuleName));
@@ -115,17 +116,27 @@
       });
 
       describe('Handle Trailing Slash', function () {
-        beforeEach(inject(function ($state, $rootScope, _Authentication_) {
+        beforeEach(inject(function ($state, $rootScope, _Authentication_, _$httpBackend_) {
           Authentication.user = {
             name: 'user',
             roles: ['user']
           };
 
+          $httpBackend = _$httpBackend_;
+
+          // Ignore parent template gets on state transitions
+          $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/users/client/views/settings/settings.client.view.html').respond(200);
+          $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/core/client/views/home.client.view.html').respond(200);
+          $httpBackend.whenGET('/modules/users/client/views/settings/edit-profile.client.view.html').respond(200);
+
           $state.go('settings.profile');
           $rootScope.$digest();
         }));
 
-        it('Should remove trailing slash', inject(function ($state, $location, $rootScope) {
+        it('Should remove trailing slash', inject(function ($state, $location, $rootScope, $templateCache) {
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/users/client/views/settings/settings.client.view.html', '');
+          $templateCache.put('/modules/users/client/views/settings/edit-profile.client.view.html', '');
+
           $location.path('settings/profile/');
           $rootScope.$digest();