diff --git a/src/main/webapp/custom_jsps/html/portlet/dockbar/custom_dockbar_view.jspf b/src/main/webapp/custom_jsps/html/portlet/dockbar/custom_dockbar_view.jspf
index 342f2ed..28490d9 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/custom_jsps/html/portlet/dockbar/custom_dockbar_view.jspf
+++ b/src/main/webapp/custom_jsps/html/portlet/dockbar/custom_dockbar_view.jspf
@@ -13,17 +13,20 @@
 		//check for notifications on load after 3 seconds
 		var username = "<%=themeDisplay.getUser().getScreenName()%>";
 		
+		// current location to extract the vre and the user profiles within it
+		var location = window.location.href;
+	
 		$.get('/notificationchecker/notificationchecker', {
-			userid : username
+			userid : username, location : location
 		}, function(responseText) {
 		});
-
 		
 		//then repeat every 1.5 minutes
 		setInterval(function() {
 			var username = "<%=themeDisplay.getUser().getScreenName()%>";
-			$.get('/notificationchecker/notificationchecker', {
-				userid : username
+			var location = window.location.href;
+			$.get('/notificationchecker/notificationchecker',{
+				userid : username, location : location
 			}, function(responseText) {
 			});
 		}, 90000);