diff --git a/core/modules/startup/story.js b/core/modules/startup/story.js
index fb23b2191..18197f367 100644
--- a/core/modules/startup/story.js
+++ b/core/modules/startup/story.js
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ exports.startup = function() {
 		},false)
 		// Listen for the tw-browser-refresh message
 		$tw.rootWidget.addEventListener("tw-browser-refresh",function(event) {
-			window.location.hash = "";
 			window.location.reload(true);
 		});
 		// Listen for the tw-home message
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/Release 5.0.15beta.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/Release 5.0.15beta.tid
index 5b5445a58..1a139541a 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/Release 5.0.15beta.tid	
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/Release 5.0.15beta.tid	
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ released: 201408202255
 [[@Jermolene|https://github.com/Jermolene]] would like to thank the contributors to this release who have generously given their time to help improve TiddlyWiki:
 
 * [[@BramChen|https://github.com/BramChen]]
+* [[@xcazin|https://github.com/xcazin]]
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/Release 5.0.16beta.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/Release 5.0.16beta.tid
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14f997b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/Release 5.0.16beta.tid	
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+caption: 5.0.16-beta
+created: 20140826131615798
+modified: 20140826131615798
+tags: releasenote
+title: Release 5.0.16-beta
+type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
+
+//[[See GitHub for detailed change history of this release|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/compare/v5.0.15-beta...v5.0.16-beta]]//
+
+!! Usability Improvements
+
+* 
+
+!! Hackability Improvements
+
+* 
+
+!! Bug Fixes
+
+* 
+
+!! Contributors
+
+[[@Jermolene|https://github.com/Jermolene]] would like to thank the contributors to this release who have generously given their time to help improve TiddlyWiki:
+
+* [[@BramChen|https://github.com/BramChen]]
+* [[@xcazin|https://github.com/xcazin]]
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/messages/WidgetMessage_ tw-browser-refresh.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/messages/WidgetMessage_ tw-browser-refresh.tid
index f4eb53295..225396934 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/messages/WidgetMessage_ tw-browser-refresh.tid	
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/messages/WidgetMessage_ tw-browser-refresh.tid	
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 created: 20140819110529062
-modified: 20140819110529062
+modified: 20140826110529062
 tags: message
 title: WidgetMessage: tw-browser-refresh
 type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
 
-The `tw-browser-refresh` message removs any [[permalink|PermaLinks]] from the browser address bar and refreshes the page, causing the re-display of the [[$:/DefaultTiddlers]], and re-initialisation of any plugin tiddlers. It does not require any properties on the `event` object.
+The `tw-browser-refresh` message refreshes the page, causing the re-initialisation of any plugin tiddlers. It does not require any properties on the `event` object.
 
 The refresh message is usually generated with the ButtonWidget and is handled by the core.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 144290fba..3ec76bd3c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "tiddlywiki",
   "preferGlobal": "true",
-  "version": "5.0.15-prerelease",
+  "version": "5.0.16-prerelease",
   "author": "Jeremy Ruston <jeremy@jermolene.com>",
   "description": "a non-linear personal web notebook",
   "contributors": [