diff --git a/cake/dispatcher.php b/cake/dispatcher.php
index 201a38b99..0733a4940 100644
--- a/cake/dispatcher.php
+++ b/cake/dispatcher.php
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ class Dispatcher extends Object {
 					'url' => $url,
 					'base' => $this->base)));
 		}
+
+		$controller->Component->initialize($controller);
+		$controller->beforeFilter();
+		$controller->Component->startup($controller);
 		return $this->_invoke($controller, $this->params, $missingAction);
 	}
 /**
@@ -675,10 +679,16 @@ class Dispatcher extends Object {
 		}
 
 		if (Configure::read('Cache.check') === true) {
-			$filename = CACHE . 'views' . DS . Inflector::slug($this->here) . '.php';
+			$path = $this->here;
+			if ($this->here == '/') {
+				$path = 'home';
+			}
+			$path = Inflector::slug($path);
+
+			$filename = CACHE . 'views' . DS . $path . '.php';
 
 			if (!file_exists($filename)) {
-				$filename = CACHE . 'views' . DS . Inflector::slug($this->here) . '_index.php';
+				$filename = CACHE . 'views' . DS . $path . '_index.php';
 			}
 
 			if (file_exists($filename)) {
diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/controller.php b/cake/libs/controller/controller.php
index 14da811ea..2098f19f8 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/controller.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/controller.php
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ class Controller extends Object {
 /**
  * Loads Model classes based on the the uses property
  * see Controller::loadModel(); for more info
+ * Loads Components and prepares them for initailization
  *
  * @return mixed true if models found and instance created, or cakeError if models not found.
  * @access public
@@ -401,9 +402,6 @@ class Controller extends Object {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		$this->Component->initialize($this);
-		$this->beforeFilter();
-		$this->Component->startup($this);
 		return true;
 	}
 /**
diff --git a/cake/libs/error.php b/cake/libs/error.php
index d1193a588..5fb23c2c8 100644
--- a/cake/libs/error.php
+++ b/cake/libs/error.php
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class CakeErrorController extends AppController {
 		$this->_set(Router::getPaths());
 		$this->params = Router::getParams();
 		$this->constructClasses();
+		$this->Component->initialize($this);
 		$this->_set(array('cacheAction' => false, 'viewPath' => 'errors'));
 	}
 
diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helpers/cache.php b/cake/libs/view/helpers/cache.php
index 50b949089..694d2bf43 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/helpers/cache.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/helpers/cache.php
@@ -222,7 +222,11 @@ class CacheHelper extends AppHelper {
 		} else {
 			$cacheTime = strtotime($timestamp, $now);
 		}
-		$cache = Inflector::slug($this->here);
+		$path = $this->here;
+		if ($this->here == '/') {
+			$path = 'home';
+		}
+		$cache = Inflector::slug($path);
 
 		if (empty($cache)) {
 			return;
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/dispatcher.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/dispatcher.test.php
index b6a6741f3..3e0ba9af5 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/dispatcher.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/dispatcher.test.php
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@ class DispatcherTest extends UnitTestCase {
 		$url = '/';
 
 		ob_start();
-		$out = $dispatcher->dispatch($url);
-		ob_get_clean();
+		$dispatcher->dispatch($url);
+		$out = ob_get_clean();
 
 		ob_start();
 		$dispatcher->cached($url);
@@ -1328,7 +1328,8 @@ class DispatcherTest extends UnitTestCase {
 		$expected =  str_replace(array("\t", "\r\n", "\n"), "", $cached);
 
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
-		$filename = CACHE . 'views' . DS . Inflector::slug($dispatcher->here) . '.php';
+
+		$filename = $this->__cachePath($dispatcher->here);
 		unlink($filename);
 
 		$dispatcher->base = false;
@@ -1347,7 +1348,7 @@ class DispatcherTest extends UnitTestCase {
 		$expected =  str_replace(array("\t", "\r\n", "\n"), "", $cached);
 
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
-		$filename = CACHE . 'views' . DS . Inflector::slug($dispatcher->here) . '.php';
+		$filename = $this->__cachePath($dispatcher->here);
 		unlink($filename);
 
 		$url = 'TestCachedPages/index';
@@ -1365,7 +1366,7 @@ class DispatcherTest extends UnitTestCase {
 		$expected =  str_replace(array("\t", "\r\n", "\n"), "", $cached);
 
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
-		$filename = CACHE . 'views' . DS . Inflector::slug($dispatcher->here) . '.php';
+		$filename = $this->__cachePath($dispatcher->here);
 		unlink($filename);
 
 		$url = 'TestCachedPages/test_nocache_tags';
@@ -1383,7 +1384,7 @@ class DispatcherTest extends UnitTestCase {
 		$expected =  str_replace(array("\t", "\r\n", "\n"), "", $cached);
 
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
-		$filename = CACHE . 'views' . DS . Inflector::slug($dispatcher->here) . '.php';
+		$filename = $this->__cachePath($dispatcher->here);
 		unlink($filename);
 	}
 /**
@@ -1610,6 +1611,27 @@ class DispatcherTest extends UnitTestCase {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+/**
+ * cachePath method
+ *
+ * @param mixed $her
+ * @access private
+ * @return string
+ */
+	function __cachePath($here) {
+		$path = $here;
+		if ($here == '/') {
+			$path = 'home';
+		}
+		$path = Inflector::slug($path);
+
+		$filename = CACHE . 'views' . DS . $path . '.php';
+
+		if (!file_exists($filename)) {
+			$filename = CACHE . 'views' . DS . $path . '_index.php';
+		}
+		return $filename;
+	}
 /**
  * tearDown method
  *
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/component.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/component.test.php
index b075ac39a..daf5363a1 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/component.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/component.test.php
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ class ComponentTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$Controller =& new ComponentTestController();
 		$Controller->components = array('Apple');
 		$Controller->constructClasses();
+		$Controller->Component->initialize($Controller);
 
 		$this->assertTrue(is_a($Controller->Apple, 'AppleComponent'));
 		$this->assertTrue(is_a($Controller->Apple->Orange, 'OrangeComponent'));
@@ -306,6 +307,9 @@ class ComponentTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$Controller =& new ComponentTestController();
 		$Controller->components = array('Apple');
 		$Controller->constructClasses();
+		$Controller->Component->initialize($Controller);
+		$Controller->beforeFilter();
+		$Controller->Component->startup($Controller);
 
 		$this->assertTrue(is_a($Controller->Apple, 'AppleComponent'));
 		$this->assertEqual($Controller->Apple->testName, 'ComponentTest');
@@ -319,6 +323,7 @@ class ComponentTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$Controller =& new ComponentTestController();
 		$Controller->components = array('Orange', 'Banana');
 		$Controller->constructClasses();
+		$Controller->Component->initialize($Controller);
 
 		$this->assertEqual($Controller->Banana->testField, 'OrangeField');
 		$this->assertEqual($Controller->Orange->Banana->testField, 'OrangeField');
@@ -336,6 +341,7 @@ class ComponentTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$Controller->components = array('ParamTest' => array('test' => 'value', 'flag'), 'Apple');
 
 		$Controller->constructClasses();
+		$Controller->Component->initialize($Controller);
 
 		$this->assertTrue(is_a($Controller->ParamTest, 'ParamTestComponent'));
 		$this->assertTrue(is_a($Controller->ParamTest->Banana, 'BananaComponent'));
@@ -349,6 +355,7 @@ class ComponentTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$Controller =& new ComponentTestController();
 		$Controller->components = array('ParamTest' => array('test' => 'value'), 'Orange' => array('ripeness' => 'perfect'));
 		$Controller->constructClasses();
+		$Controller->Component->initialize($Controller);
 
 		$this->assertEqual($Controller->Orange->settings, array('colour' => 'blood orange', 'ripeness' => 'perfect'));
 		$this->assertEqual($Controller->ParamTest->test, 'value');
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/cookie.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/cookie.test.php
index 703c7e76d..e0887c377 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/cookie.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/cookie.test.php
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ class CookieComponentTest extends CakeTestCase {
 	function start() {
 		$this->Controller = new CookieComponentTestController();
 		$this->Controller->constructClasses();
+		$this->Controller->Component->initialize($this->Controller);
+		$this->Controller->beforeFilter();
+		$this->Controller->Component->startup($this->Controller);
 		$this->Controller->Cookie->destroy();
 	}
 
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/request_handler.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/request_handler.test.php
index eb34cfe38..12c14a7fa 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/request_handler.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/request_handler.test.php
@@ -138,9 +138,16 @@ class RequestHandlerComponentTest extends CakeTestCase {
 	function testDisabling() {
 		$_SERVER['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH'] = 'XMLHttpRequest';
 		$this->_init();
+		$this->Controller->Component->initialize($this->Controller);
+		$this->Controller->beforeFilter();
+		$this->Controller->Component->startup($this->Controller);
 		$this->assertEqual($this->Controller->params, array('isAjax' => true));
 
 		$this->Controller = new RequestHandlerTestDisabledController(array('components' => array('RequestHandler')));
+		$this->Controller->constructClasses();
+		$this->Controller->Component->initialize($this->Controller);
+		$this->Controller->beforeFilter();
+		$this->Controller->Component->startup($this->Controller);
 		$this->assertEqual($this->Controller->params, array());
 		unset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH']);
 	}