diff --git a/templates/500.html b/templates/500.html
index 81197c35b3..3cddc09af1 100644
--- a/templates/500.html
+++ b/templates/500.html
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 {% block for_you %} isn't feeling too good. {% endblock %}
 
+{% block porticocustomhead %}
+<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="60;URL='/'">
+{% endblock %}
+
 {% block portico_content %}
 
 <br/>
diff --git a/templates/zephyr/portico.html b/templates/zephyr/portico.html
index 0f1c5c4727..5d85e4a75c 100644
--- a/templates/zephyr/portico.html
+++ b/templates/zephyr/portico.html
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ hence the name.
     {% block customhead %}
     {% compressed_css 'portico' %}
     <link href="/static/third/zocial/zocial.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+    {% block porticocustomhead %}
+
+    {% endblock %}
     {% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}