diff --git a/app/cells/locomotive/sub_menu_cell.rb b/app/cells/locomotive/sub_menu_cell.rb
index 56e2cacd..2bdb9335 100644
--- a/app/cells/locomotive/sub_menu_cell.rb
+++ b/app/cells/locomotive/sub_menu_cell.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Locomotive
 
     def build_item(name, attributes)
       item = super
-      enhanced_class = "#{'on' if name.to_s == sections(:sub)} #{item[:class]}"
+      enhanced_class = "#{'on' if name.to_s == sections(:sub).to_s} #{item[:class]}"
       item.merge(:class => enhanced_class)
     end
 
diff --git a/app/views/locomotive/shared/_head.html.haml b/app/views/locomotive/shared/_head.html.haml
index a4253462..fe9ea09c 100644
--- a/app/views/locomotive/shared/_head.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/locomotive/shared/_head.html.haml
@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@
 
     });
 
-= yield :head
\ No newline at end of file
+= yield :head
+
+= render 'locomotive/shared/main_app_head'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/locomotive/shared/_main_app_head.html.haml b/app/views/locomotive/shared/_main_app_head.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d12a3bbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/locomotive/shared/_main_app_head.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- # this partial can be overridden in the main app in order to include extra css or js