diff --git a/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_front_end.py b/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_front_end.py
--- a/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_front_end.py
+++ b/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_front_end.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def front_end_build(install_deps, genera
         lesscpath = os.path.join(front_end_dir, 'node_modules', '.bin', 'lessc')
         lesspath = os.path.join(public_dir, 'less', 'main.less')
         csspath = os.path.join(public_dir, 'css', 'style.css')
-        subprocess.check_call([lesscpath, '--relative-urls', '--source-map',
+        subprocess.check_call([lesscpath, '--source-map',
                 '--source-map-less-inline', lesspath, csspath],
                 cwd=front_end_dir)
 
diff --git a/kallithea/public/fontello/css/kallithea.css b/kallithea/public/fontello/css/kallithea.css
--- a/kallithea/public/fontello/css/kallithea.css
+++ b/kallithea/public/fontello/css/kallithea.css
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 
  @font-face {
   font-family: 'kallithea';
-  src: url('../font/kallithea.eot?96450582');
-  src: url('../font/kallithea.eot?96450582#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
-       url('../font/kallithea.woff2?96450582') format('woff2'),
-       url('../font/kallithea.woff?96450582') format('woff'),
-       url('../font/kallithea.ttf?96450582') format('truetype'),
-       url('../font/kallithea.svg?96450582#kallithea') format('svg');
+  /* NOTE: relative font paths have been adjusted to compensate for where the */
+  /*       content of this CSS file ends up being used */
+  src: url('../fontello/font/kallithea.eot?96450582');
+  src: url('../fontello/font/kallithea.eot?96450582#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
+       url('../fontello/font/kallithea.woff2?96450582') format('woff2'),
+       url('../fontello/font/kallithea.woff?96450582') format('woff'),
+       url('../fontello/font/kallithea.ttf?96450582') format('truetype'),
+       url('../fontello/font/kallithea.svg?96450582#kallithea') format('svg');
   font-weight: normal;
   font-style: normal;
 }
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@
 @media screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio:0) {
   @font-face {
     font-family: 'kallithea';
-    src: url('../font/kallithea.svg?96450582#kallithea') format('svg');
+    src: url('../fontello/font/kallithea.svg?96450582#kallithea') format('svg');
   }
 }
 */
diff --git a/kallithea/public/less/kallithea-variables.less b/kallithea/public/less/kallithea-variables.less
--- a/kallithea/public/less/kallithea-variables.less
+++ b/kallithea/public/less/kallithea-variables.less
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 @panel-primary-border:              @panel-primary-heading-bg;
 @headings-font-weight:              700;
 @table-cell-padding:                2px 4px;
+@icon-font-path:                    ; /* no glyphicons */
+@icon-font-name:                    none;
 
 /* custom variables */
 @highlight-color:                   #FAFFA6;