diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/dashboard.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/dashboard.coffee
index 701519dec..606a9f3dd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/dashboard.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/dashboard.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 class App.Dashboard extends App.Controller
+  clueAccess: true
   events:
     'click .tabs .tab': 'toggle'
     'click .intro': 'clues'
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ class App.Dashboard extends App.Controller
     super
 
     if @isRole('Customer')
-      @navigate '#', true
+      @clueAccess = false
       return
 
     # render page
@@ -37,12 +38,15 @@ class App.Dashboard extends App.Controller
     )
 
   mayBeClues: =>
+    return if !@clueAccess
+    return if !@activeState
     preferences = @Session.get('preferences')
+    @clueAccess = false
     return if preferences['intro']
-    return if !@el.is(':visible')
     @clues()
 
   clues: (e) =>
+    @clueAccess = false
     if e
       e.preventDefault()
     new App.FirstStepsClues(
@@ -70,6 +74,10 @@ class App.Dashboard extends App.Controller
 
   show: (params) =>
 
+    if @isRole('Customer')
+      @navigate '#', true
+      return
+
     # set title
     @title 'Dashboard'
 
diff --git a/test/browser_test_helper.rb b/test/browser_test_helper.rb
index 63a03fd34..1b2915548 100644
--- a/test/browser_test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/browser_test_helper.rb
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class TestCase < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
 =end
 
-  def clues_close(params)
+  def clues_close(params = {})
     switch_window_focus(params)
     log('clues_close', params)