diff --git a/code/FoundationInterchangeControllerExtension.php b/code/FoundationInterchangeControllerExtension.php
index ced4c49..31a5e7f 100644
--- a/code/FoundationInterchangeControllerExtension.php
+++ b/code/FoundationInterchangeControllerExtension.php
@@ -9,7 +9,15 @@ public function onAfterInit() {
 		$vars = $controller->request->getVars();
 		$partial = (isset($vars[$this->template_param]) && $vars[$this->template_param] != "") ? $vars[$this->template_param] : false;
 		if ($partial) {
+			// render partial
 			$controller->response->setBody($controller->renderWith($partial));
+			// Prevent redirection of /home/ to / if requesting a partial of homepage, 
+			// should happen before $controller->response->output();
+			if($this->owner->URLSegment=='home'){
+				$this->owner->response->removeHeader('Location');
+				$this->owner->response->setStatusCode(200);
+			}
+			// output to browser
 			$controller->response->output();
 			exit();
 		}
@@ -19,4 +27,4 @@ public function InterchangePartial($template) {
 		return $this->owner->Link() . '?' . $this->template_param . '=' . $template;
 	}
 	
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}