diff --git a/js/controllers/homeWallet.js b/js/controllers/homeWallet.js
index dd4e7e985..548598e73 100644
--- a/js/controllers/homeWallet.js
+++ b/js/controllers/homeWallet.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('HomeWalletController', functi
   $scope.initHome = function() {
     $rootScope.title = 'Home';
     var w = $rootScope.wallet;
-    if (w.isShared())
+    $scope.isShared = w.isShared();
+    if ($scope.isShared)
       $scope.copayers = w.getRegisteredPeerIds();
   }; 
 
diff --git a/js/controllers/send.js b/js/controllers/send.js
index afc1d8fbf..371123545 100644
--- a/js/controllers/send.js
+++ b/js/controllers/send.js
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('SendController',
     $scope.init = function() {
       var w = $rootScope.wallet;
       preconditions.checkState(w);
+
       preconditions.checkState(w.settings.unitToSatoshi);
 
-      $rootScope.title = w.isShared() ? 'Send Proposal' : 'Send';
+      $scope.isShared = w.isShared();
+      $rootScope.title =$scope.isShared ? 'Send Proposal' : 'Send';
       $scope.loading = false;
       $scope.error = $scope.success = null;
 
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('SendController',
       if (msg.match('expired'))
         msg = 'The payment request has expired';
 
-      var message = 'The transaction' + (w.isShared() ? ' proposal' : '') +
+      var message = 'The transaction' + ($scope.isShared ? ' proposal' : '') +
         ' could not be created: ' + msg;
 
       $scope.error = message;
diff --git a/js/util/log.js b/js/util/log.js
index 31a5a3ba5..c0e7a13a9 100644
--- a/js/util/log.js
+++ b/js/util/log.js
@@ -48,8 +48,15 @@ _.each(levels, function(level, levelName) {
 
       if (Error.stackTraceLimit && this.level == 'debug') {
         var old = Error.stackTraceLimit;
-        Error.stackTraceLimit = 2
-        var stack = new Error().stack;
+        Error.stackTraceLimit = 2;
+        var stack;
+
+        // this hack is to be compatible with IE11
+        try {
+          anerror();
+        } catch (e) {
+          stack = e.stack;
+        }
         var lines = stack.split('\n');
         var caller = lines[2];
         caller = ':' + caller.substr(6);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 665b79b86..e192cb13c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/bitpay/copay/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "browser-request": "^0.3.2",
+    "browser-request": "git://github.com/matiu/browser-request.git#67200dd4ec133457fb7dc69f005540f92b543f0a",
     "inherits": "^2.0.1",
     "lodash": "^2.4.1",
     "optimist": "^0.6.1",
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
     "bitcore": "git://github.com/bitpay/bitcore.git#0d238f116500a732057ec9dd80a8a87b2190ca49",
     "blanket": "^1.1.6",
     "browser-pack": "^2.0.1",
-    "browser-request": "^0.3.2",
     "browserify": "^3.32.1",
     "buffertools": "^2.0.1",
     "chai": "^1.9.1",
diff --git a/views/homeWallet.html b/views/homeWallet.html
index 00e8f5314..12a83451f 100644
--- a/views/homeWallet.html
+++ b/views/homeWallet.html
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
         <div class="row ">
           <div class="large-12 columns line-t m10t">
             <div class="right size-12">
-              <span ng-if="!$root.wallet.isShared()">Personal Wallet</span>
-              <span ng-if="$root.wallet.isShared()">
+              <span ng-if="!isShared">Personal Wallet</span>
+              <span ng-if="isShared">
                 Multisignature wallet [{{$root.wallet.requiredCopayers}} of {{$root.wallet.totalCopayers}} ]
               </span>
               <span ng-if="$root.wallet.isTestnet()"> in TESTNET</span>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   </div>
 
 
-  <div ng-show="$root.wallet.isShared()">
+  <div ng-show="isShared">
     <div class="row">
       <div class="large-12 columns">
         <div class="panel oh">
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <div class="row" ng-if="$root.wallet.isShared()">
+  <div class="row" ng-if="isShared">
     <!-- List of copayers -->
     <div class="large-12 columns">
       <div class="panel oh">
diff --git a/views/send.html b/views/send.html
index 0771ef5c1..618072791 100644
--- a/views/send.html
+++ b/views/send.html
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@
                 <small translate class="has-error" ng-show="sendForm.comment.$invalid && !sendForm.comment.$pristine">too long!</small>
               </label>
               <div class="input">
-                <textarea id="comment" ng-disabled="loading" name="comment" placeholder="{{($root.wallet.isShared() ? 'Leave a private message to your copayers' : 'Add a private comment to identify the transaction')}}" ng-maxlength="100" ng-model="_comment"></textarea>
+                <textarea id="comment" ng-disabled="loading" name="comment" ng-if="isShared" placeholder="Leave a private message to your copayers" ng-maxlength="100" ng-model="_comment"></textarea>
+                <textarea id="comment" ng-disabled="loading" name="comment" ng-if="!isShared" placeholder="Add a private comment to identify the transaction" ng-maxlength="100" ng-model="_comment"></textarea>
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>