diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/LocationScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/scripting/LocationScriptingInterface.cpp
index 047b76dab6..5ead0100e2 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/LocationScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/LocationScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 //
 
-#include <glm/glm.hpp>
-
-#include "NodeList.h"
+#include <AddressManager.h>
 
 #include "LocationScriptingInterface.h"
 
@@ -20,36 +18,23 @@ LocationScriptingInterface* LocationScriptingInterface::getInstance() {
     return &sharedInstance;
 }
 
-bool LocationScriptingInterface::isConnected() {
-    return NodeList::getInstance()->getDomainHandler().isConnected();
-}
-
-QString LocationScriptingInterface::getHref() {
-    return getProtocol() + "//" + getHostname() + getPathname();
-}
-
-QString LocationScriptingInterface::getPathname() {
-    return AddressManager::getInstance().currentPath();
-}
-
-QString LocationScriptingInterface::getHostname() {
-    return NodeList::getInstance()->getDomainHandler().getHostname();
-}
-
-QString LocationScriptingInterface::getDomainID() const {
-    const QUuid& domainID = NodeList::getInstance()->getDomainHandler().getUUID();
-    return domainID.isNull() ? "" : uuidStringWithoutCurlyBraces(domainID);
-}
-
-void LocationScriptingInterface::assign(const QString& url) {
-    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&AddressManager::getInstance(), "handleLookupString", Q_ARG(const QString&, url));
-}
-
 QScriptValue LocationScriptingInterface::locationGetter(QScriptContext* context, QScriptEngine* engine) {
-    return engine->newQObject(getInstance());
+    return engine->newQObject(&AddressManager::getInstance());
 }
 
 QScriptValue LocationScriptingInterface::locationSetter(QScriptContext* context, QScriptEngine* engine) {
-    LocationScriptingInterface::getInstance()->assign(context->argument(0).toString());
+    const QVariant& argumentVariant = context->argument(0).toVariant();
+    
+    
+    if (argumentVariant.canConvert(QMetaType::QVariantMap)) {
+        // this argument is a variant map, so we'll assume it's an address map
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&AddressManager::getInstance(), "goToAddressFromObject",
+                                  Q_ARG(const QVariantMap&, argumentVariant.toMap()));
+    } else {
+        // just try and convert the argument to a string, should be a hifi:// address
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&AddressManager::getInstance(), "handleLookupString",
+                                  Q_ARG(const QString&, argumentVariant.toString()));
+    }
+    
     return QScriptValue::UndefinedValue;
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/LocationScriptingInterface.h b/interface/src/scripting/LocationScriptingInterface.h
index a8081c0687..18390aa1b3 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/LocationScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/LocationScriptingInterface.h
@@ -12,41 +12,17 @@
 #ifndef hifi_LocationScriptingInterface_h
 #define hifi_LocationScriptingInterface_h
 
-#include <QObject>
-#include <QScriptContext>
-#include <QScriptEngine>
-#include <QScriptValue>
-#include <QString>
-
-#include <AddressManager.h>
-
-#include "Application.h"
+#include <qscriptengine.h>
 
 class LocationScriptingInterface : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PROPERTY(bool isConnected READ isConnected)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString href READ getHref)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString protocol READ getProtocol)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString hostname READ getHostname)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString pathname READ getPathname)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString domainID READ getDomainID)
-    LocationScriptingInterface() { };
 public:
     static LocationScriptingInterface* getInstance();
 
-    bool isConnected();
-    QString getHref();
-    QString getProtocol() { return HIFI_URL_SCHEME; };
-    QString getPathname();
-    QString getHostname();
-    QString getDomainID() const;
-
     static QScriptValue locationGetter(QScriptContext* context, QScriptEngine* engine);
     static QScriptValue locationSetter(QScriptContext* context, QScriptEngine* engine);
-
-public slots:
-    void assign(const QString& url);
-
+private:
+    LocationScriptingInterface() {};
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_LocationScriptingInterface_h
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp
index 2ebee985b1..1201a8973f 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 #include <GLMHelpers.h>
 
+#include "NodeList.h"
+
 #include "AddressManager.h"
 
 AddressManager& AddressManager::getInstance() {
@@ -31,7 +33,11 @@ AddressManager::AddressManager() :
     
 }
 
-const QUrl AddressManager::currentAddress() {
+bool AddressManager::isConnected() {
+    return NodeList::getInstance()->getDomainHandler().isConnected();
+}
+
+const QUrl AddressManager::currentAddress() const {
     QUrl hifiURL;
     
     hifiURL.setScheme(HIFI_URL_SCHEME);
@@ -139,12 +145,12 @@ void AddressManager::handleAPIResponse(QNetworkReply& requestReply) {
     QJsonObject responseObject = QJsonDocument::fromJson(requestReply.readAll()).object();
     QJsonObject dataObject = responseObject["data"].toObject();
     
-    goToAddress(dataObject.toVariantMap());
+    goToAddressFromObject(dataObject.toVariantMap());
     
     emit lookupResultsFinished();
 }
 
-void AddressManager::goToAddress(const QVariantMap& addressMap) {
+void AddressManager::goToAddressFromObject(const QVariantMap& addressMap) {
     const QString ADDRESS_API_DOMAIN_KEY = "domain";
     const QString ADDRESS_API_ONLINE_KEY = "online";
     
@@ -185,6 +191,8 @@ void AddressManager::goToAddress(const QVariantMap& addressMap) {
                 returnedPath = domainObject[LOCATION_PATH_KEY].toString();
             } else if (domainObject.contains(LOCATION_KEY)) {
                 returnedPath = domainObject[LOCATION_KEY].toMap()[LOCATION_PATH_KEY].toString();
+            } else if (addressMap.contains(LOCATION_PATH_KEY)) {
+                returnedPath = addressMap[LOCATION_PATH_KEY].toString();
             }
             
             bool shouldFaceViewpoint = addressMap.contains(ADDRESS_API_ONLINE_KEY);
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.h b/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.h
index 0539e536ca..8a25464223 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.h
@@ -26,10 +26,18 @@ typedef glm::quat (*OrientationGetter)();
 
 class AddressManager : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool isConnected READ isConnected)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QUrl href READ currentAddress)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString protocol READ getProtocol)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString hostname READ getCurrentDomain)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString pathname READ currentPath)
 public:
     static AddressManager& getInstance();
     
-    const QUrl currentAddress();
+    bool isConnected();
+    const QString& getProtocol() { return HIFI_URL_SCHEME; };
+    
+    const QUrl currentAddress() const;
     const QString currentPath(bool withOrientation = true) const;
     
     const QString& getCurrentDomain() const { return _currentDomain; }
@@ -42,7 +50,7 @@ public:
 public slots:
     void handleLookupString(const QString& lookupString);
     void goToUser(const QString& username);
-    void goToAddress(const QVariantMap& addressMap);
+    void goToAddressFromObject(const QVariantMap& addressMap);
     
 signals:
     void lookupResultsFinished();