diff --git a/app/assets/main.html b/app/assets/main.html
index 6408aad6a..810cf0cf9 100644
--- a/app/assets/main.html
+++ b/app/assets/main.html
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   <script src="/javascripts/aether.js" defer></script>
   <script src="/javascripts/app.js" defer></script> <!-- it's all Backbone! -->
   <script>
-    
+
     // Placeholder for iPad, which inspects the user object at the bottom of an injected page.
     window.userObject = "userObjectTag";
     window.me = {
@@ -42,8 +42,20 @@
     }
 
     onLoad = function() {
-      FastClick.attach(document.body);
-      require('core/initialize');
+      try {
+        // IE8 warning
+        var htmlElement = document.querySelector("html");
+        if (htmlElement) {
+          var classAttribute = htmlElement.getAttribute('class');
+          if (classAttribute && classAttribute.indexOf('lt-ie9') >= 0) {
+            alert("CodeCombat does not run in Internet Explorer 8 or older. Sorry!");
+          }
+        }
+        
+        // IE8 can't handle this
+        FastClick.attach(document.body);
+        require('core/initialize');
+      } catch (error) { }
     }
   </script>
 
diff --git a/app/templates/home-view.jade b/app/templates/home-view.jade
index ef460c283..7c11d487c 100644
--- a/app/templates/home-view.jade
+++ b/app/templates/home-view.jade
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ block outer_content
   
   #slogan(data-i18n="home.slogan")
 
+  //- TODO: This does not work on IE8
   .alert.alert-danger.lt-ie9
     strong(data-i18n="home.no_ie") CodeCombat does not run in Internet Explorer 8 or older. Sorry!