diff --git a/blank.php b/blank.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef677e3ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blank.php
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?php 
+// silence is golden.
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/log.php b/log.php
index 4fd37e1fc..a763a9188 100644
--- a/log.php
+++ b/log.php
@@ -38,11 +38,12 @@
 	// log event
 	$ret = $owa->logEventFromUrl();
 	
-	$r = owa_coreAPI::requestContainerSingleton();
-	$rt = $r->getRequestType();	
-	
+	$s = owa_coreAPI::serviceSingleton();
+	$rt = $s->request->getRequestType();	
+	owa_coreAPI::debug('request type. '.$rt);
 	if ($rt === 'post') {
-		owa_lib::redirectBrowser( owa_coreAPI::getSetting('base', 'main_url').'/blank.php');
+		
+		owa_lib::redirectBrowser( owa_coreAPI::getSetting('base', 'public_url').'blank.php');
 	} else {
 		echo owa_coreAPI::displayView(array(), 'base.pixel');
 	}
diff --git a/owa_requestContainer.php b/owa_requestContainer.php
index 7c2782e82..cd4bd6e12 100644
--- a/owa_requestContainer.php
+++ b/owa_requestContainer.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class owa_requestContainer {
 	var $server;
 	var $guid;
 	var $state;
-	var $request_type;
+	var $request_type = '';
 	var $timestamp;
 	var $current_url;
 	
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ function __construct() {
 			$this->request_type = 'cli';
 		}
 		
-		if ($this->request_type = 'get' || $this->request_type = 'post') {
+		if ( $this->request_type === 'get' || $this->request_type === 'post' ) {
 			
 			$this->current_url = owa_lib::get_current_url();
 		}