diff --git a/classes/ComicPressMediaHandling.inc b/classes/ComicPressMediaHandling.inc
index e5fbb41..9f24ab1 100644
--- a/classes/ComicPressMediaHandling.inc
+++ b/classes/ComicPressMediaHandling.inc
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class ComicPressMediaHandling {
 
 	// @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
 	function _abspath() {
-		return trailingslashit($this->_resolve_regex_path(realpath(ABSPATH)));
+		return trailingslashit($this->_resolve_regex_path(ABSPATH));
 	}
 	// @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
 
diff --git a/functions/displaypost.php b/functions/displaypost.php
index 99eafc6..3afca8b 100644
--- a/functions/displaypost.php
+++ b/functions/displaypost.php
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ function comicpress_display_comic_navigation() {
 	if (!$comicpress_options['disable_default_comic_nav']) { 
 		$first_comic = get_first_comic_permalink(); 
 		$last_comic = get_last_comic_permalink();
+		$wp_query->is_single = true;
 		if (!is_search() && !is_archive() && !is_page() && in_comic_category()) { ?>
 			<div class="nav">
 				<?php if ( get_permalink() != $first_comic ) { ?><div class="nav-first"><a href="<?php echo $first_comic ?>"><?php _e('&lsaquo;&lsaquo; First','comicpress'); ?></a></div><?php } ?>
diff --git a/layout-head.php b/layout-head.php
index 32bdf81..aaa32fb 100644
--- a/layout-head.php
+++ b/layout-head.php
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 	<?php } ?>
 
 <?php 
-	Protect();
 	if (!$comicpress_options['disable_comic_frontpage'] && is_home()) {
+		Protect();
 		$comic_query = 'showposts=1&cat='.get_all_comic_categories_as_cat_string();
 		$posts = query_posts($comic_query);
 		if (have_posts()) {
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 				display_comic_area();
 			endwhile;
 		}
+		Restore();
+		UnProtect();
 	}
-	Restore();
-	UnProtect();
 	if (is_single() & in_comic_category()) {
 		display_comic_area();
 	}
diff --git a/sidebar-left.php b/sidebar-left.php
index a68c7e3..aca06c4 100644
--- a/sidebar-left.php
+++ b/sidebar-left.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if (!$comicpress_options['disable_lrsidebars_frontpage']) { ?>
 			if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar('Left Sidebar') ) :
 				if (!is_cp_theme_layout('standard,v')) { 
 					the_widget('ComicPressCalendarWidget');
-					the_widget('ComicPressArchiveDropdownWidget','mode=monthly_archive');
+//					the_widget('ComicPressArchiveDropdownWidget','mode=monthly_archive');
 				}
 				the_widget('ComicPressLatestComicsWidget');
 			endif;