diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index aa98724a7d..08bb81f5df 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -673,9 +673,6 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer& startupTimer) :
     // The value will be 0 if the user blew away settings this session, which is both a feature and a bug.
     UserActivityLogger::getInstance().launch(applicationVersion(), _previousSessionCrashed, sessionRunTime.get());
 
-    // once the event loop has started, check and signal for an access token
-    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&accountManager, "checkAndSignalForAccessToken", Qt::QueuedConnection);
-
     auto addressManager = DependencyManager::get<AddressManager>();
 
     // use our MyAvatar position and quat for address manager path
@@ -1089,6 +1086,11 @@ void Application::checkChangeCursor() {
 
         _cursorNeedsChanging = false;
     }
+
+
+    // After all of the constructor is completed, then set firstRun to false.
+    Setting::Handle<bool> firstRun{ Settings::firstRun, true };
+    firstRun.set(false);
 }
 
 void Application::showCursor(const QCursor& cursor) {
@@ -1298,8 +1300,6 @@ void Application::initializeGL() {
 
     // update before the first render
     update(0);
-
-    InfoView::show(INFO_HELP_PATH, true);
 }
 
 FrameTimingsScriptingInterface _frameTimingsScriptingInterface;
@@ -2959,7 +2959,21 @@ void Application::init() {
         addressLookupString = arguments().value(urlIndex + 1);
     }
 
-    DependencyManager::get<AddressManager>()->loadSettings(addressLookupString);
+    Setting::Handle<bool> firstRun { Settings::firstRun, true };
+    if (addressLookupString.isEmpty() && firstRun.get()) {
+        qDebug() << "First run and no URL passed... attempting to go to Home or Entry...";
+        DependencyManager::get<AddressManager>()->ifLocalSandboxRunningElse([](){
+            qDebug() << "Home sandbox appears to be running, going to Home.";
+            DependencyManager::get<AddressManager>()->goToLocalSandbox();
+        }, 
+        [](){
+            qDebug() << "Home sandbox does not appear to be running, going to Entry.";
+            DependencyManager::get<AddressManager>()->goToEntry();
+        });
+    } else {
+        qDebug() << "Not first run... going to" << qPrintable(addressLookupString.isEmpty() ? QString("previous location") : addressLookupString);
+        DependencyManager::get<AddressManager>()->loadSettings(addressLookupString);
+    }
 
     qCDebug(interfaceapp) << "Loaded settings";
 
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp
index 03b33eae38..757e145c9a 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp
@@ -629,3 +629,32 @@ void AddressManager::addCurrentAddressToHistory(LookupTrigger trigger) {
         }
     }
 }
+
+void AddressManager::ifLocalSandboxRunningElse(std::function<void()> localSandboxRunningDoThis,
+                                               std::function<void()> localSandboxNotRunningDoThat) {
+
+    QNetworkAccessManager& networkAccessManager = NetworkAccessManager::getInstance();
+    QNetworkRequest sandboxStatus(SANDBOX_STATUS_URL);
+    sandboxStatus.setHeader(QNetworkRequest::UserAgentHeader, HIGH_FIDELITY_USER_AGENT);
+    QNetworkReply* reply = networkAccessManager.get(sandboxStatus);
+
+    connect(reply, &QNetworkReply::finished, this, [reply, localSandboxRunningDoThis, localSandboxNotRunningDoThat]() {
+        auto statusData = reply->readAll();
+        auto statusJson = QJsonDocument::fromJson(statusData);
+        if (!statusJson.isEmpty()) {
+            auto statusObject = statusJson.object();
+            auto serversValue = statusObject.value("servers");
+            if (!serversValue.isUndefined() && serversValue.isObject()) {
+                auto serversObject = serversValue.toObject();
+                auto serversCount = serversObject.size();
+                const int MINIMUM_EXPECTED_SERVER_COUNT = 5;
+                if (serversCount >= MINIMUM_EXPECTED_SERVER_COUNT) {
+                    localSandboxRunningDoThis();
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        localSandboxNotRunningDoThat();
+    });
+}
+
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.h b/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.h
index e0b54e4072..c0ba69018c 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 const QString HIFI_URL_SCHEME = "hifi";
 const QString DEFAULT_HIFI_ADDRESS = "hifi://entry";
+const QString SANDBOX_HIFI_ADDRESS = "hifi://localhost";
+const QString SANDBOX_STATUS_URL = "http://localhost:60332/status";
 const QString INDEX_PATH = "/";
 
 const QString GET_PLACE = "/api/v1/places/%1";
@@ -65,6 +67,11 @@ public:
     const QStack<QUrl>& getBackStack() const { return _backStack; }
     const QStack<QUrl>& getForwardStack() const { return _forwardStack; }
 
+    /// determines if the local sandbox is likely running. It does not account for custom setups, and is only 
+    /// intended to detect the standard local sandbox install.
+    void ifLocalSandboxRunningElse(std::function<void()> localSandboxRunningDoThis,
+                                   std::function<void()> localSandboxNotRunningDoThat);
+
 public slots:
     void handleLookupString(const QString& lookupString);
 
@@ -74,6 +81,8 @@ public slots:
 
     void goBack();
     void goForward();
+    void goToLocalSandbox(LookupTrigger trigger = LookupTrigger::StartupFromSettings) { handleUrl(SANDBOX_HIFI_ADDRESS, trigger); }
+    void goToEntry(LookupTrigger trigger = LookupTrigger::StartupFromSettings) { handleUrl(DEFAULT_HIFI_ADDRESS, trigger); }
 
     void goToUser(const QString& username);
 
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.cpp
index cf82d9db4f..330a94cf0b 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.cpp
@@ -271,12 +271,12 @@ void ScriptEngines::loadOneScript(const QString& scriptFilename) {
 
 void ScriptEngines::loadScripts() {
     // check first run...
-    if (_firstRun.get()) {
+    Setting::Handle<bool> firstRun { Settings::firstRun, true };
+    if (firstRun.get()) {
         qCDebug(scriptengine) << "This is a first run...";
         // clear the scripts, and set out script to our default scripts
         clearScripts();
         loadDefaultScripts();
-        _firstRun.set(false);
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.h
index 0963b21600..6522aa9bb3 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.h
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ protected:
     void onScriptEngineError(const QString& scriptFilename);
     void launchScriptEngine(ScriptEngine* engine);
 
-
-    Setting::Handle<bool> _firstRun { "firstRun", true };
     QReadWriteLock _scriptEnginesHashLock;
     QHash<QUrl, ScriptEngine*> _scriptEnginesHash;
     QSet<ScriptEngine*> _allKnownScriptEngines;
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/SettingHandle.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/SettingHandle.cpp
index 951d004318..d2e84d8b75 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/SettingHandle.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/SettingHandle.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <math.h>
 
+const QString Settings::firstRun { "firstRun" };
 
 void Settings::getFloatValueIfValid(const QString& name, float& floatValue) {
     const QVariant badDefaultValue = NAN;
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/SettingHandle.h b/libraries/shared/src/SettingHandle.h
index c803efaa71..bef2daf84c 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/SettingHandle.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/SettingHandle.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 // TODO: remove
 class Settings : public QSettings {
 public:
+    static const QString firstRun;
+
     void getFloatValueIfValid(const QString& name, float& floatValue);
     void getBoolValue(const QString& name, bool& boolValue);