diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1966077196..45918d0147 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/nuxt"><img src="https://img.shields.io/npm/v/nuxt.svg" alt="Version"></a>
   <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/nuxt"><img src="https://img.shields.io/npm/l/nuxt.svg" alt="License"></a>
   <a href="https://gitter.im/nuxt/nuxt.js"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/GITTER-join%20chat-green.svg" alt="Gitter"></a>
-  <a href="https://donorbox.org/nuxt"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Support%20us-donate-41B883.svg" alt="Support us"></a>
+  <a href="https://opencollective.com/nuxtjs"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Support%20us-donate-41B883.svg" alt="Support us"></a>
   
 </p>
 
@@ -173,4 +173,4 @@ https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/projects/1
 
 Feel free to make a donation to support us.
 
-<a href="https://donorbox.org/nuxt"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Support%20us-donate-41B883.svg" alt="Support us"></a>
+<a href="https://opencollective.com/nuxtjs"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Support%20us-donate-41B883.svg" alt="Support us"></a>
diff --git a/examples/middleware/middleware/visits.js b/examples/middleware/middleware/visits.js
index 719079c5bd..7804fad335 100644
--- a/examples/middleware/middleware/visits.js
+++ b/examples/middleware/middleware/visits.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 export default function ({ store, route, redirect }) {
   store.commit('ADD_VISIT', route.path)
-  if (route.fullPath === '/') return redirect('/foo')
 }
diff --git a/examples/middleware/pages/_slug.vue b/examples/middleware/pages/_slug.vue
index 57c3d2a228..4fbd6b57c5 100644
--- a/examples/middleware/pages/_slug.vue
+++ b/examples/middleware/pages/_slug.vue
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 <script>
 export default {
   asyncData ({ store, route, userAgent }) {
-    console.log('Call async data', route.fullPath)
     return {
       userAgent,
       slugs: [
diff --git a/lib/app/client.js b/lib/app/client.js
index dee3efc077..dfd7b4e185 100644
--- a/lib/app/client.js
+++ b/lib/app/client.js
@@ -82,10 +82,13 @@ function callMiddleware (Components, context, layout) {
   return middlewareSeries(midd, context)
 }
 
-function render (to, from, next) {
+async function render (to, from, next) {
   if (this._hashChanged) return next()
+  let layout
+  let nextCalled = false
   const _next = function (path) {
     <%= (loading ? 'this.$loading.finish && this.$loading.finish()' : '') %>
+    if (nextCalled) return
     nextCalled = true
     next(path)
   }
@@ -96,14 +99,13 @@ function render (to, from, next) {
   this._hadError = !!this.$options._nuxt.err
   if (!Components.length) {
     // Default layout
-    callMiddleware.call(this, Components, context)
-    .then(() => this.loadLayout(typeof NuxtError.layout === 'function' ? NuxtError.layout(context) : NuxtError.layout))
-    .then(callMiddleware.bind(this, Components, context))
-    .then(() => {
-      this.error({ statusCode: 404, message: 'This page could not be found.' })
-      return next()
-    })
-    return
+    await callMiddleware.call(this, Components, context)
+    if (context._redirected) return
+    layout = await this.loadLayout(typeof NuxtError.layout === 'function' ? NuxtError.layout(context) : NuxtError.layout)
+    await callMiddleware.call(this, Components, context, layout)
+    if (context._redirected) return
+    this.error({ statusCode: 404, message: 'This page could not be found.' })
+    return next()
   }
   // Update ._data and other properties if hot reloaded
   Components.forEach(function (Component) {
@@ -113,18 +115,17 @@ function render (to, from, next) {
     }
   })
   this.setTransitions(mapTransitions(Components, to, from))
-  let nextCalled = false
-  // Set layout
-  callMiddleware.call(this, Components, context)
-  .then(() => {
-    let layout = Components[0].options.layout
+  try {
+    // Set layout
+    await callMiddleware.call(this, Components, context)
+    if (context._redirected) return
+    layout = Components[0].options.layout
     if (typeof layout === 'function') {
       layout = layout(context)
     }
-    return this.loadLayout(layout)
-  })
-  .then(callMiddleware.bind(this, Components, context))
-  .then(() => {
+    layout = await this.loadLayout(layout)
+    await callMiddleware.call(this, Components, context, layout)
+    if (context._redirected) return
     // Pass validation?
     let isValid = true
     Components.forEach((Component) => {
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ function render (to, from, next) {
       this.error({ statusCode: 404, message: 'This page could not be found.' })
       return next()
     }
-    return Promise.all(Components.map((Component, i) => {
+    await Promise.all(Components.map((Component, i) => {
       // Check if only children route changed
       Component._path = compile(to.matched[i].path)(to.params)
       if (!this._hadError && Component._path === _lastPaths[i] && (i + 1) !== Components.length) {
@@ -163,16 +164,13 @@ function render (to, from, next) {
       }
       return Promise.all(promises)
     }))
-  })
-  .then(() => {
     _lastPaths = Components.map((Component, i) => compile(to.matched[i].path)(to.params))
     <%= (loading ? 'this.$loading.finish && this.$loading.finish()' : '') %>
     // If not redirected
     if (!nextCalled) {
       next()
     }
-  })
-  .catch((error) => {
+  } catch (error) {
     _lastPaths = []
     error.statusCode = error.statusCode || error.status || (error.response && error.response.status) || 500
     let layout = NuxtError.layout
@@ -184,7 +182,7 @@ function render (to, from, next) {
       this.error(error)
       next(false)
     })
-  })
+  }
 }
 
 // Fix components format in matched, it's due to code-splitting of vue-router
diff --git a/lib/generate.js b/lib/generate.js
index d1efb299aa..0f5222abe8 100644
--- a/lib/generate.js
+++ b/lib/generate.js
@@ -104,13 +104,16 @@ export default function () {
                 errors.push({ type: 'handled', route, error })
               }
             } catch (err) {
+              /* istanbul ignore next */
               errors.push({ type: 'unhandled', route, error: err })
               return
             }
             try {
               var minifiedHtml = minify(html, self.options.generate.minify)
             } catch (err) {
+              /* istanbul ignore next */
               let minifyErr = new Error(`HTML minification failed. Make sure the route generates valid HTML. Failed HTML:\n ${html}`)
+              /* istanbul ignore next */
               errors.push({ type: 'unhandled', route, error: minifyErr })
               return
             }
@@ -137,13 +140,14 @@ export default function () {
 
     if (errors.length) {
       const report = errors.map(({ type, route, error }) => {
+        /* istanbul ignore next */
         if (type === 'unhandled') {
           return `Route: '${route}'\n${error.stack}`
         } else {
           return `Route: '${route}' thrown an error: \n` + JSON.stringify(error)
         }
       })
-      console.error('==== Error report ==== \n' + report).join('\n\n') // eslint-disable-line no-console
+      console.error('==== Error report ==== \n' + report.join('\n\n')) // eslint-disable-line no-console
     }
     return this
   })
diff --git a/lib/webpack/vue-loader.config.js b/lib/webpack/vue-loader.config.js
index 094ce139c8..81eb2b9ba9 100644
--- a/lib/webpack/vue-loader.config.js
+++ b/lib/webpack/vue-loader.config.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default function ({ isClient }) {
       'css': styleLoader.call(this, 'css'),
       'less': styleLoader.call(this, 'less', 'less-loader'),
       'sass': styleLoader.call(this, 'sass', 'sass-loader?indentedSyntax'),
-      'scss': styleLoader.call(this, 'sass', 'scss-loader'),
+      'scss': styleLoader.call(this, 'sass', 'sass-loader'),
       'stylus': styleLoader.call(this, 'stylus', 'stylus-loader'),
       'styl': styleLoader.call(this, 'stylus', 'stylus-loader')
     },
diff --git a/test/fixtures/with-config/nuxt.config.js b/test/fixtures/with-config/nuxt.config.js
index b1aec4f60d..d69accdc5c 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/with-config/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/with-config/nuxt.config.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ module.exports = {
     string: 'Nuxt.js'
   },
   build: {
+    extractCSS: true,
     publicPath: '/orion/',
     analyze: {
       analyzerMode: 'disabled',
@@ -33,6 +34,6 @@ module.exports = {
     }
   },
   css: [
-    {src: '~/assets/app.css'}
+    { src: '~/assets/app.css' }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/test/with-config.test.js b/test/with-config.test.js
index 862bbf4901..e14e6bb479 100644
--- a/test/with-config.test.js
+++ b/test/with-config.test.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ test('/test/about-bis (added with extendRoutes)', async t => {
 
 test('Check stats.json generated by build.analyze', t => {
   const stats = require(resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/with-config/.nuxt/dist/stats.json'))
-  t.is(stats.assets.length, 27)
+  t.is(stats.assets.length, 29)
 })
 
 // Close server and ask nuxt to stop listening to file changes