diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 4a323cd6d8..61ecc97a07 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -2741,3 +2741,13 @@ Rom    5 Mar 2009
     clientgui/
         AccountManagerPropertiesPage.cpp
         ProjectPropertiesPage.cpp
+
+Rom    5 Mar 2009
+    - MGR: Newer versions of the server-side software publish their
+        master url in the response to the get_project_config.php
+        request.  If it exists use it over what was specified
+        by the user.  Fixes #259
+        
+    clientgui/
+        AccountManagerProcessingPage.cpp
+        ProjectProcessingPage.cpp
diff --git a/clientgui/AccountManagerProcessingPage.cpp b/clientgui/AccountManagerProcessingPage.cpp
index faf5504154..15036bd13f 100644
--- a/clientgui/AccountManagerProcessingPage.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/AccountManagerProcessingPage.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,16 @@ void CAccountManagerProcessingPage::OnStateChange( CAccountManagerProcessingPage
             break;
         case ATTACHACCTMGR_ATTACHACCTMGR_EXECUTE:
             // Attempt to attach to the accout manager.
-            url = (const char*)pWAM->m_AccountManagerInfoPage->GetProjectURL().mb_str();
+
+            // Newer versions of the server-side software contain the correct
+            //   master url in the get_project_config response.  If it is available
+            //   use it instead of what the user typed in.
+            if (!pWAM->project_config.master_url.empty()) {
+                url = pWAM->project_config.master_url;
+            } else {
+                url = (const char*)pWAM->m_AccountManagerInfoPage->GetProjectURL().mb_str();
+            }
+
             username = (const char*)pWAM->m_AccountInfoPage->GetAccountEmailAddress().mb_str();
             password = (const char*)pWAM->m_AccountInfoPage->GetAccountPassword().mb_str();
             pDoc->rpc.acct_mgr_rpc(
diff --git a/clientgui/ProjectProcessingPage.cpp b/clientgui/ProjectProcessingPage.cpp
index 2a9df607a1..e198df76e0 100644
--- a/clientgui/ProjectProcessingPage.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/ProjectProcessingPage.cpp
@@ -381,7 +381,14 @@ void CProjectProcessingPage::OnStateChange( CProjectProcessingPageEvent& WXUNUSE
             ai->clear();
             ao->clear();
 
-            ai->url = (const char*)pWAP->m_ProjectInfoPage->GetProjectURL().mb_str();
+            // Newer versions of the server-side software contain the correct
+            //   master url in the get_project_config response.  If it is available
+            //   use it instead of what the user typed in.
+            if (!pWAP->project_config.master_url.empty()) {
+                ai->url = pWAP->project_config.master_url;
+            } else {
+                ai->url = (const char*)pWAP->m_ProjectInfoPage->GetProjectURL().mb_str();
+            }
 
             if (!pWAP->GetProjectAuthenticator().IsEmpty() || 
                 pWAP->m_bCredentialsCached ||