diff --git a/src/app/partials/dashboard_topnav.html b/src/app/partials/dashboard_topnav.html
index ec4bb634c59..a5ab843ff02 100644
--- a/src/app/partials/dashboard_topnav.html
+++ b/src/app/partials/dashboard_topnav.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 				 </a>
 			 </div>
 
-			<ul class="nav pull-left">
+			<ul class="nav pull-left" ng-if="!dashboardMeta.isHome">
 				<li>
 					<a class="pointer" ng-click="starDashboard()">
 						<i class="fa" ng-class="{'fa-star-o': !dashboardMeta.isStarred, 'fa-star': dashboardMeta.isStarred,}" style="color: orange;"></i>
diff --git a/src/css/less/panel.less b/src/css/less/panel.less
index 2c684e9d2a9..e1740120ad9 100644
--- a/src/css/less/panel.less
+++ b/src/css/less/panel.less
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
   .panel-menu {
     top: 0px;
   }
+
   .panel-title-container {
     padding: 8px;
   }
diff --git a/src/dashboards/home.json b/src/dashboards/home.json
index 15b6e5bfd3b..ec63a9842ce 100644
--- a/src/dashboards/home.json
+++ b/src/dashboards/home.json
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
   "tags": [],
   "style": "dark",
   "timezone": "browser",
-  "editable": true,
+  "editable": false,
+  "hideControls": true,
   "rows": [
     {
       "title": "New row",
-      "height": "150px",
+      "height": "100px",
       "collapse": false,
       "editable": true,
       "panels": [
@@ -17,9 +18,9 @@
           "editable": true,
           "type": "text",
           "mode": "html",
-          "content": "<div class=\"text-center\" style=\"padding-top: 15px\">\n<img src=\"img/logo_transparent_200x.png\"> \n</div>",
+          "content": "<div class=\"text-center\" style=\"padding: 10px 0 20px 0\">\n<img src=\"img/logo_transparent_200x.png\" width=\"170px\"> \n</div>",
           "style": {},
-          "title": "Welcome to"
+          "title": ""
         }
       ]
     },
@@ -44,33 +45,7 @@
   "nav": [
     {
       "type": "timepicker",
-      "collapse": false,
-      "enable": true,
-      "status": "Stable",
-      "time_options": [
-        "5m",
-        "15m",
-        "1h",
-        "6h",
-        "12h",
-        "24h",
-        "2d",
-        "7d",
-        "30d"
-      ],
-      "refresh_intervals": [
-        "5s",
-        "10s",
-        "30s",
-        "1m",
-        "5m",
-        "15m",
-        "30m",
-        "1h",
-        "2h",
-        "1d"
-      ],
-      "now": true
+      "enable": false
     }
   ],
   "time": {