diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/buttons.py b/r2/r2/controllers/buttons.py
index 81ec46816..86f4a85e8 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/buttons.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/buttons.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from r2.lib.pages import Button, ButtonNoBody, ButtonEmbed, ButtonLite, \
     ButtonDemoPanel, WidgetDemoPanel, Bookmarklets, BoringPage, Socialite
 from r2.models import *
 from r2.lib.strings import Score
-from r2.lib.utils import tup
+from r2.lib.utils import tup, query_string
 from pylons import c, request
 from validator import *
 from pylons.i18n import _
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ class ButtonsController(RedditController):
 
         # no buttons on domain listings
         if isinstance(c.site, DomainSR):
-            return self.abort404()
+            c.site = Default
+            return self.redirect(request.path + query_string(request.GET))
 
         l = self.wrap_link(link or self.get_link(url))
         if l: url = l.url
diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/error.py b/r2/r2/controllers/error.py
index 88bd6907c..4c4bdf5a3 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/error.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/error.py
@@ -106,26 +106,17 @@ class ErrorController(RedditController):
     def send403(self):
         c.response.status_code = 403
         c.site = Default
-        title = _("forbidden (%(domain)s)") % dict(domain=g.domain)
-        return pages.BoringPage(title,  loginbox=False,
-                                show_sidebar = False, 
-                                content=pages.ErrorPage()).render()
+        res = pages.RedditError(_("forbidden (%(domain)s)") %
+                                dict(domain=g.domain))
+        return res.render()
 
     def send404(self):
         c.response.status_code = 404
         if c.site._spam and not c.user_is_admin:
-            msg = _("this reddit has been banned.")
-            res =  pages.BoringPage(msg, loginbox = False,
-                                    show_sidebar = False, 
-                                    content = pages.ErrorPage(message = msg))
+            res = pages.RedditError(_("this reddit has been banned."))
             return res.render()
         else:
-            ch=rand.choice(['a','b','c','d','e'])
-            res = pages.BoringPage(_("page not found"),
-                                   loginbox=False,
-                                   show_sidebar = False, 
-                                   content=pages.UnfoundPage(choice=ch))
-            return res.render()
+            return pages.Reddit404().render()
 
     def GET_document(self):
         try:
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
index 89ca46298..9b4cedc0a 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from r2.lib.menus import SubredditButton, SubredditMenu, menu
 from r2.lib.strings import plurals, rand_strings, strings
 from r2.lib.utils import title_to_url, query_string, UrlParser, to_js
 from r2.lib.template_helpers import add_sr, get_domain
-import sys
+import sys, random
 
 datefmt = _force_utf8(_('%d %b %Y'))
 
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class Reddit(Wrapped):
     searchbox          = True
     extension_handling = True
     enable_login_cover = True
+    site_tracking      = True
 
     def __init__(self, space_compress = True, nav_menus = None, loginbox = True,
                  infotext = '', content = None, title = '', robots = None, 
@@ -620,11 +621,27 @@ class InfoBar(Wrapped):
     def __init__(self, message = ''):
         Wrapped.__init__(self, message = message)
 
+
+class RedditError(BoringPage):
+    site_tracking = False
+    def __init__(self, msg):
+        BoringPage.__init__(self, msg, loginbox=False,
+                            show_sidebar = False, 
+                            content=ErrorPage(msg))
+
+class Reddit404(BoringPage):
+    site_tracking = False
+    def __init__(self):
+        ch=random.choice(['a','b','c','d','e'])
+        BoringPage.__init__(self, _("page not found"), loginbox=False,
+                            show_sidebar = False, 
+                            content=UnfoundPage(ch))
+        
 class UnfoundPage(Wrapped):
     """Wrapper for the 404 page"""
-    def __init__(self, choice='a'):
-        Wrapped.__init__(self, choice=choice)
-
+    def __init__(self, choice):
+        Wrapped.__init__(self, choice = choice)
+    
 class ErrorPage(Wrapped):
     """Wrapper for an error message"""
     def __init__(self, message = _("you aren't allowed to do that.")):
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/redditfooter.html b/r2/r2/templates/redditfooter.html
index 765d024c7..a09728b35 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/redditfooter.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/redditfooter.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     ${_("(c) %(year)d CondeNet, Inc. All rights reserved.") % \
     dict(year=datetime.datetime.now().timetuple()[0])}
   </p>
- %if g.tracker_url:
+ %if g.tracker_url and thing.site_tracking:
   <img alt="" src="${tracking.UserInfo.gen_url()}"/>
  %endif
 </div>