diff --git a/app/templates/_bower.json b/app/templates/_bower.json
index e8c239de2..5798b8a73 100644
--- a/app/templates/_bower.json
+++ b/app/templates/_bower.json
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
   "name": "<%= _.slugify(_.humanize(appname)) %>",
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "dependencies": {
-    "angular": "~1.2",
+    "angular": "~1.4.0",
     "json3": "~3.3.1",
     "es5-shim": "~3.0.1",<% if(filters.bootstrap) { %><% if (filters.sass) { %>
     "bootstrap-sass-official": "~3.1.1",<% } %>
     "bootstrap": "~3.1.1",<% } %>
-    "angular-resource": "~1.2",
-    "angular-cookies": "~1.2",
-    "angular-sanitize": "~1.2",<% if (filters.ngroute) { %>
-    "angular-route": "~1.2",<% } %><% if (filters.uibootstrap) { %>
-    "angular-bootstrap": "~0.11.0",<% } %>
+    "angular-resource": "~1.4.0",
+    "angular-cookies": "~1.4.0",
+    "angular-sanitize": "~1.4.0",<% if (filters.ngroute) { %>
+    "angular-route": "~1.4.0",<% } %><% if (filters.uibootstrap) { %>
+    "angular-bootstrap": "~0.13.0",<% } %>
     "font-awesome": ">=4.1.0",
     "lodash": "~2.4.1"<% if(filters.socketio) { %>,
-    "angular-socket-io": "~0.6.0"<% } %><% if(filters.uirouter) { %>,
+    "angular-socket-io": "~0.7.0"<% } %><% if(filters.uirouter) { %>,
     "angular-ui-router": "~0.2.15"<% } %>
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "angular-mocks": "~1.2",
-    "angular-scenario": "~1.2"
+    "angular-mocks": "~1.4.0",
+    "angular-scenario": "~1.4.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/templates/_package.json b/app/templates/_package.json
index 7e7bec125..bddb7de8f 100644
--- a/app/templates/_package.json
+++ b/app/templates/_package.json
@@ -64,11 +64,10 @@
     "grunt-nodemon": "~0.2.0",
     "grunt-angular-templates": "^0.5.4",
     "grunt-dom-munger": "^3.4.0",
-    "grunt-protractor-runner": "^1.1.0",
+    "grunt-protractor-runner": "^2.0.0",
     "grunt-injector": "~0.5.4",
-    "grunt-karma": "~0.8.2",
-    "grunt-build-control": "~0.4.0",
-    "grunt-mocha-test": "~0.10.2",<% if(filters.sass) { %>
+    "grunt-karma": "~0.12.0",
+    "grunt-build-control": "~0.4.0",<% if(filters.sass) { %>
     "grunt-contrib-sass": "^0.7.3",<% } %><% if(filters.stylus) { %>
     "grunt-contrib-stylus": "latest",<% } %>
     "jit-grunt": "^0.5.0",
@@ -78,28 +77,31 @@
     "open": "~0.0.4",
     "jshint-stylish": "~0.1.5",
     "connect-livereload": "^0.5.3",
-    "grunt-mocha-test": "~0.10.2",
-    "grunt-mocha-istanbul": "^2.0.0",
+    "mocha": "^2.2.5",
+    "grunt-mocha-test": "~0.12.7",
+    "grunt-mocha-istanbul": "^2.4.0",
     "chai-as-promised": "^5.1.0",
     "chai-things": "^0.2.0",
     "sinon-chai": "^2.8.0",<% if (filters.mocha) { %>
-    "karma-mocha": "^0.1.9",
+    "karma-mocha": "^0.2.0",
     "karma-chai-plugins": "^0.6.0",<% } if (filters.jasmine) { %>
-    "karma-jasmine": "~0.1.5",<% } %>
+    "jasmine-core": "^2.3.4",
+    "karma-jasmine": "~0.3.0",
+    "jasmine-spec-reporter": "^2.4.0",<% } %>
     "karma-ng-scenario": "~0.1.0",
-    "karma-firefox-launcher": "~0.1.3",
+    "karma-firefox-launcher": "~0.1.6",
     "karma-script-launcher": "~0.1.0",
     "karma-html2js-preprocessor": "~0.1.0",
-    "karma-ng-jade2js-preprocessor": "^0.1.2",
-    "karma-chrome-launcher": "~0.1.3",
+    "karma-ng-jade2js-preprocessor": "^0.2.0",
+    "karma-chrome-launcher": "~0.2.0",
     "requirejs": "~2.1.11",
-    "karma-requirejs": "~0.2.1",
-    "karma-coffee-preprocessor": "~0.2.1",
+    "karma-requirejs": "~0.2.2",
+    "karma-coffee-preprocessor": "~0.3.0",
     "karma-jade-preprocessor": "0.0.11",
-    "karma-phantomjs-launcher": "~0.1.4",
-    "karma": "~0.12.9",
-    "karma-ng-html2js-preprocessor": "~0.1.0",
-    "karma-spec-reporter": "0.0.13",
+    "karma-phantomjs-launcher": "~0.2.0",
+    "karma": "~0.13.3",
+    "karma-ng-html2js-preprocessor": "~0.1.2",
+    "karma-spec-reporter": "~0.0.20",
     "proxyquire": "^1.0.1",
     "supertest": "~0.11.0"
   },
diff --git a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/login/login.spec(jasmine).js b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/login/login.spec(jasmine).js
index 8b31d4d6b..6875376bc 100644
--- a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/login/login.spec(jasmine).js
+++ b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/login/login.spec(jasmine).js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe('Login View', function() {
   var page;
 
   var loadPage = function() {
-    browser.get('/login');
+    browser.get(config.baseUrl + '/login');
     page = require('./login.po');
   };
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('Login View', function() {
 
       var navbar = require('../../components/navbar/navbar.po');
 
-      expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe(config.baseUrl + '/');
+      expect(browser.getCurrentUrl()).toBe(config.baseUrl + '/');
       expect(navbar.navbarAccountGreeting.getText()).toBe('Hello ' + testUser.name);
     });
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('Login View', function() {
         password: 'badPassword'
       });
 
-      expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe(config.baseUrl + '/login');
+      expect(browser.getCurrentUrl()).toBe(config.baseUrl + '/login');
 
       var helpBlock = page.form.element(by.css('.form-group.has-error .help-block.ng-binding'));
       expect(helpBlock.getText()).toBe('This password is not correct.');
diff --git a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/login/login.spec(mocha).js b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/login/login.spec(mocha).js
index 57222c1e4..a33970e67 100644
--- a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/login/login.spec(mocha).js
+++ b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/login/login.spec(mocha).js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe('Login View', function() {
   var page;
 
   var loadPage = function() {
-    browser.get('/login');
+    browser.get(config.baseUrl + '/login');
     page = require('./login.po');
   };
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('Login View', function() {
 
       var navbar = require('../../components/navbar/navbar.po');
 
-      <%= does("browser.getLocationAbsUrl()") %>.eventually.equal(config.baseUrl + '/');
+      <%= does("browser.getCurrentUrl()") %>.eventually.equal(config.baseUrl + '/');
       <%= does("navbar.navbarAccountGreeting.getText()") %>.eventually.equal('Hello ' + testUser.name);
     });
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe('Login View', function() {
           password: 'badPassword'
         });
 
-        <%= does("browser.getLocationAbsUrl()") %>.eventually.equal(config.baseUrl + '/login');
+        <%= does("browser.getCurrentUrl()") %>.eventually.equal(config.baseUrl + '/login');
 
         var helpBlock = page.form.element(by.css('.form-group.has-error .help-block.ng-binding'));
         <%= does("helpBlock.getText()") %>.eventually.equal('This password is not correct.');
diff --git a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/logout/logout.spec(jasmine).js b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/logout/logout.spec(jasmine).js
index fc10a1684..cb727f2c5 100644
--- a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/logout/logout.spec(jasmine).js
+++ b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/logout/logout.spec(jasmine).js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var UserModel = require(config.serverConfig.root + '/server/sqldb').User;<% } %>
 
 describe('Logout View', function() {
   var login = function(user) {
-    browser.get('/login');
+    browser.get(config.baseUrl + '/login');
     require('../login/login.po').login(user);
   };
 
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ describe('Logout View', function() {
     it('should logout a user and redirecting to "/"', function() {
       var navbar = require('../../components/navbar/navbar.po');
 
-      expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe(config.baseUrl + '/');
+      expect(browser.getCurrentUrl()).toBe(config.baseUrl + '/');
       expect(navbar.navbarAccountGreeting.getText()).toBe('Hello ' + testUser.name);
 
-      browser.get('/logout');
+      browser.get(config.baseUrl + '/logout');
 
       navbar = require('../../components/navbar/navbar.po');
 
-      expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe(config.baseUrl + '/');
+      expect(browser.getCurrentUrl()).toBe(config.baseUrl + '/');
       expect(navbar.navbarAccountGreeting.isDisplayed()).toBe(false);
     });
 
diff --git a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/logout/logout.spec(mocha).js b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/logout/logout.spec(mocha).js
index 5268456de..1e969ccf2 100644
--- a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/logout/logout.spec(mocha).js
+++ b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/logout/logout.spec(mocha).js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var UserModel = require(config.serverConfig.root + '/server/sqldb').User;<% } %>
 
 describe('Logout View', function() {
   var login = function(user) {
-    browser.get('/login');
+    browser.get(config.baseUrl + '/login');
     require('../login/login.po').login(user);
   };
 
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ describe('Logout View', function() {
     it('should logout a user and redirecting to "/"', function() {
       var navbar = require('../../components/navbar/navbar.po');
 
-      <%= does("browser.getLocationAbsUrl()") %>.eventually.equal(config.baseUrl + '/');
+      <%= does("browser.getCurrentUrl()") %>.eventually.equal(config.baseUrl + '/');
       <%= does("navbar.navbarAccountGreeting.getText()") %>.eventually.equal('Hello ' + testUser.name);
 
-      browser.get('/logout');
+      browser.get(config.baseUrl + '/logout');
 
       navbar = require('../../components/navbar/navbar.po');
 
-      <%= does("browser.getLocationAbsUrl()") %>.eventually.equal(config.baseUrl + '/');
+      <%= does("browser.getCurrentUrl()") %>.eventually.equal(config.baseUrl + '/');
       <%= does("navbar.navbarAccountGreeting.isDisplayed()") %>.eventually.equal(false);
     });
 
diff --git a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/signup/signup.spec(jasmine).js b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/signup/signup.spec(jasmine).js
index 1613d3ae8..e0a1230d5 100644
--- a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/signup/signup.spec(jasmine).js
+++ b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/signup/signup.spec(jasmine).js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ describe('Signup View', function() {
   var page;
 
   var loadPage = function() {
-    browser.get('/signup');
+    browser.manage().deleteAllCookies();
+    browser.get(config.baseUrl + '/signup');
     page = require('./signup.po');
   };
 
@@ -35,24 +36,24 @@ describe('Signup View', function() {
 
   describe('with local auth', function() {
 
-    it('should signup a new user, log them in, and redirecting to "/"', function(done) {
-      <% if (filters.mongooseModels) { %>UserModel.remove(function() {<% }
-         if (filters.sequelizeModels) { %>UserModel.destroy({ where: {} }).then(function() {<% } %>
-        page.signup(testUser);
+    beforeAll(function(done) {
+      <% if (filters.mongooseModels) { %>UserModel.removeAsync().then(done);<% }
+         if (filters.sequelizeModels) { %>UserModel.destroy({ where: {} }).then(done);<% } %>
+    });
 
-        var navbar = require('../../components/navbar/navbar.po');
+    it('should signup a new user, log them in, and redirecting to "/"', function() {
+      page.signup(testUser);
 
-        expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe(config.baseUrl + '/');
-        expect(navbar.navbarAccountGreeting.getText()).toBe('Hello ' + testUser.name);
+      var navbar = require('../../components/navbar/navbar.po');
 
-        done();
-      });
+      expect(browser.getCurrentUrl()).toBe(config.baseUrl + '/');
+      expect(navbar.navbarAccountGreeting.getText()).toBe('Hello ' + testUser.name);
     });
 
     it('should indicate signup failures', function() {
       page.signup(testUser);
 
-      expect(browser.getLocationAbsUrl()).toBe(config.baseUrl + '/signup');
+      expect(browser.getCurrentUrl()).toBe(config.baseUrl + '/signup');
       expect(page.form.email.getAttribute('class')).toContain('ng-invalid-mongoose');
 
       var helpBlock = page.form.element(by.css('.form-group.has-error .help-block.ng-binding'));
diff --git a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/signup/signup.spec(mocha).js b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/signup/signup.spec(mocha).js
index e4855cc11..c0bade616 100644
--- a/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/signup/signup.spec(mocha).js
+++ b/app/templates/e2e/account(auth)/signup/signup.spec(mocha).js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ describe('Signup View', function() {
   var page;
 
   var loadPage = function() {
-    browser.get('/signup');
+    browser.manage().deleteAllCookies()
+    browser.get(config.baseUrl + '/signup');
     page = require('./signup.po');
   };
 
@@ -40,18 +41,18 @@ describe('Signup View', function() {
 
   describe('with local auth', function() {
 
-    it('should signup a new user, log them in, and redirecting to "/"', function(done) {
-      <% if (filters.mongooseModels) { %>UserModel.remove(function() {<% }
-         if (filters.sequelizeModels) { %>UserModel.destroy({ where: {} }).then(function() {<% } %>
-        page.signup(testUser);
+    before(function() {
+      <% if (filters.mongooseModels) { %>return UserModel.removeAsync();<% }
+         if (filters.sequelizeModels) { %>return UserModel.destroy({ where: {} });<% } %>
+    })
 
-        var navbar = require('../../components/navbar/navbar.po');
+    it('should signup a new user, log them in, and redirecting to "/"', function() {
+      page.signup(testUser);
 
-        <%= does("browser.getLocationAbsUrl()") %>.eventually.equal(config.baseUrl + '/');
-        <%= does("navbar.navbarAccountGreeting.getText()") %>.eventually.equal('Hello ' + testUser.name);
+      var navbar = require('../../components/navbar/navbar.po');
 
-        done();
-      });
+      <%= does("browser.getCurrentUrl()") %>.eventually.equal(config.baseUrl + '/');
+      <%= does("navbar.navbarAccountGreeting.getText()") %>.eventually.equal('Hello ' + testUser.name);
     });
 
     describe('and invalid credentials', function() {
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ describe('Signup View', function() {
       it('should indicate signup failures', function() {
         page.signup(testUser);
 
-        <%= does("browser.getLocationAbsUrl()") %>.eventually.equal(config.baseUrl + '/signup');
+        <%= does("browser.getCurrentUrl()") %>.eventually.equal(config.baseUrl + '/signup');
         <%= does("page.form.email.getAttribute('class')") %>.eventually.contain('ng-invalid-mongoose');
 
         var helpBlock = page.form.element(by.css('.form-group.has-error .help-block.ng-binding'));
diff --git a/app/templates/e2e/components/navbar/navbar.po.js b/app/templates/e2e/components/navbar/navbar.po.js
index 62f407210..80a48418e 100644
--- a/app/templates/e2e/components/navbar/navbar.po.js
+++ b/app/templates/e2e/components/navbar/navbar.po.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var NavbarComponent = function() {
   this.navbarHeader = this.navbar.element(by.css('.navbar-header'));
   this.navbarNav = this.navbar.element(by.css('#navbar-main .nav.navbar-nav:not(.navbar-right)'));<% if (filters.auth) { %>
   this.navbarAccount = this.navbar.element(by.css('#navbar-main .nav.navbar-nav.navbar-right'));
-  this.navbarAccountGreeting = this.navbarAccount.element(by.binding('Hello {{ getCurrentUser().name }}'));<% } %>
+  this.navbarAccountGreeting = this.navbarAccount.element(by.binding('getCurrentUser().name'));<% } %>
 };
 
 module.exports = new NavbarComponent();
diff --git a/app/templates/e2e/main/main.spec(jasmine).js b/app/templates/e2e/main/main.spec(jasmine).js
index 59456e4e8..57284495a 100644
--- a/app/templates/e2e/main/main.spec(jasmine).js
+++ b/app/templates/e2e/main/main.spec(jasmine).js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 'use strict';
 
+var config = browser.params;
+
 describe('Main View', function() {
   var page;
 
   beforeEach(function() {
-    browser.get('/');
+    browser.get(config.baseUrl + '/');
     page = require('./main.po');
   });
 
diff --git a/app/templates/e2e/main/main.spec(mocha).js b/app/templates/e2e/main/main.spec(mocha).js
index e734af3a0..4ea5c1012 100644
--- a/app/templates/e2e/main/main.spec(mocha).js
+++ b/app/templates/e2e/main/main.spec(mocha).js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 'use strict';
 
+var config = browser.params;
+
 describe('Main View', function() {
   var page;
 
   beforeEach(function() {
-    browser.get('/');
+    browser.get(config.baseUrl + '/');
     page = require('./main.po');
   });
 
diff --git a/app/templates/protractor.conf.js b/app/templates/protractor.conf.js
index a5c42a390..7142f6f54 100644
--- a/app/templates/protractor.conf.js
+++ b/app/templates/protractor.conf.js
@@ -43,13 +43,14 @@ var config = {
   // Jasmine and Cucumber are fully supported as a test and assertion framework.
   // Mocha has limited beta support. You will need to include your own
   // assertion framework if working with mocha.
-  framework: '<% if (filters.jasmine) { %>jasmine<% } if (filters.mocha) { %>mocha<% } %>',
+  framework: '<% if (filters.jasmine) { %>jasmine2<% } if (filters.mocha) { %>mocha<% } %>',
 <% if (filters.jasmine) { %>
   // ----- Options to be passed to minijasminenode -----
   //
-  // See the full list at https://github.com/juliemr/minijasminenode
+  // See the full list at https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine-npm
   jasmineNodeOpts: {
-    defaultTimeoutInterval: 30000
+    defaultTimeoutInterval: 30000,
+    print: function() {}  // for jasmine-spec-reporter
   },<% } if (filters.mocha) { %>
   // ----- Options to be passed to mocha -----
   mochaOpts: {
@@ -73,9 +74,13 @@ var config = {
       'should',
       Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(Object.prototype, 'should')
     );
+<% } if (filters.jasmine) { %>
+    var SpecReporter = require('jasmine-spec-reporter');
+    // add jasmine spec reporter
+    jasmine.getEnv().addReporter(new SpecReporter({displayStacktrace: true}));
 <% } %>
-    var serverConfig = config.params.serverConfig;
-<% if (filters.mongoose) { %>
+    var serverConfig = config.params.serverConfig;<% if (filters.mongoose) { %>
+
     // Setup mongo for tests
     var mongoose = require('mongoose-bird')();
     mongoose.connect(serverConfig.mongo.uri, serverConfig.mongo.options); // Connect to database<% } %>