diff --git a/clients/ios/Classes/NewsBlurAppDelegate.m b/clients/ios/Classes/NewsBlurAppDelegate.m
index ce52b98d7..198f7ba5e 100644
--- a/clients/ios/Classes/NewsBlurAppDelegate.m
+++ b/clients/ios/Classes/NewsBlurAppDelegate.m
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 
 - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions {
     NSString *currentiPhoneVersion = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] infoDictionary] objectForKey:@"CFBundleVersion"];
-    [Fabric with:@[[Crashlytics class]]];
+//    [Fabric with:@[[Crashlytics class]]];
 
     [self registerDefaultsFromSettingsBundle];
     
diff --git a/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.h b/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.h
index 9ecbde41d..ce0d5ec48 100644
--- a/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.h
+++ b/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ UIActionSheetDelegate> {
     NSInteger actionSheetCopyImageIndex;
     NSInteger actionSheetSaveImageIndex;
     CGSize preRotateSize;
+
+    UIInterfaceOrientation _orientation;
 }
 
 @property (nonatomic) IBOutlet NewsBlurAppDelegate *appDelegate;
diff --git a/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m b/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m
index 39ba0b4bb..7c1481148 100644
--- a/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m
+++ b/clients/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@
                                              selector:@selector(tapAndHold:)
                                                  name:@"TapAndHoldNotification"
                                                object:nil];
+
+    _orientation = [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarOrientation;
 }
 
 - (BOOL)gestureRecognizer:(UIGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognizer shouldReceiveTouch:(UITouch *)touch {
@@ -221,14 +223,29 @@
     }
 }
 
+- (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated {
+    [super viewDidAppear:animated];
+    
+    if (_orientation != [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarOrientation) {
+        _orientation = [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarOrientation;
+        NSLog(@"Found stale orientation in story detail: %@", NSStringFromCGSize(self.view.bounds.size));
+        [self.view setNeedsLayout];
+        [self.view layoutIfNeeded];
+        [self changeWebViewWidth];
+        [self drawFeedGradient];
+    }
+}
+
 - (void)viewWillTransitionToSize:(CGSize)size withTransitionCoordinator:(id<UIViewControllerTransitionCoordinator>)coordinator {
+    [super viewWillTransitionToSize:size withTransitionCoordinator:coordinator];
+
     [coordinator animateAlongsideTransition:^(id<UIViewControllerTransitionCoordinatorContext>  _Nonnull context) {
+        _orientation = [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarOrientation;
         [self changeWebViewWidth];
         [self drawFeedGradient];
     } completion:^(id<UIViewControllerTransitionCoordinatorContext>  _Nonnull context) {
 
     }];
-    [super viewWillTransitionToSize:size withTransitionCoordinator:coordinator];
 }
 
 #pragma mark -
@@ -1960,10 +1977,10 @@ shouldStartLoadWithRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request
 }
 
 - (void)changeWebViewWidth {
-    NSLog(@"changeWebViewWidth: %@ / %@", NSStringFromCGRect(webView.scrollView.bounds), NSStringFromCGSize(webView.scrollView.contentSize));
+    NSLog(@"changeWebViewWidth: %@ / %@ / %@", NSStringFromCGSize(self.view.bounds.size), NSStringFromCGSize(webView.scrollView.bounds.size), NSStringFromCGSize(webView.scrollView.contentSize));
     [webView.scrollView setContentSize:webView.scrollView.bounds.size];
 
-    NSInteger contentWidth = CGRectGetWidth(self.view.bounds);
+    NSInteger contentWidth = CGRectGetWidth(webView.scrollView.bounds);
     UIInterfaceOrientation orientation = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarOrientation];
     NSString *contentWidthClass;
 
@@ -1978,7 +1995,7 @@ shouldStartLoadWithRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request
     }
     
     contentWidthClass = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ NB-width-%d",
-                         contentWidthClass, (int)floorf(CGRectGetWidth(self.view.frame))];
+                         contentWidthClass, (int)floorf(CGRectGetWidth(webView.scrollView.bounds))];
     
     NSString *riverClass = (appDelegate.storiesCollection.isRiverView ||
                             appDelegate.storiesCollection.isSocialView ||
diff --git a/clients/ios/Classes/StoryPageControl.xib b/clients/ios/Classes/StoryPageControl.xib
index 953e475ee..2a0593a84 100644
--- a/clients/ios/Classes/StoryPageControl.xib
+++ b/clients/ios/Classes/StoryPageControl.xib
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
             <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="44" width="414" height="692"/>
             <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
             <subviews>
-                <scrollView multipleTouchEnabled="YES" contentMode="scaleToFill" alwaysBounceHorizontal="YES" pagingEnabled="YES" delaysContentTouches="NO" bouncesZoom="NO" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="5">
+                <scrollView clipsSubviews="YES" multipleTouchEnabled="YES" contentMode="scaleToFill" alwaysBounceHorizontal="YES" pagingEnabled="YES" delaysContentTouches="NO" bouncesZoom="NO" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="5">
                     <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="414" height="680"/>
                     <animations/>
                     <color key="backgroundColor" white="0.0" alpha="0.0" colorSpace="calibratedWhite"/>
diff --git a/clients/ios/Other Sources/NSString+HTML.m b/clients/ios/Other Sources/NSString+HTML.m
index dd4ec0adf..b6b3657de 100644
--- a/clients/ios/Other Sources/NSString+HTML.m	
+++ b/clients/ios/Other Sources/NSString+HTML.m	
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
 	
 	// Scan and find all tags
 	NSMutableString *result = [[NSMutableString alloc] initWithCapacity:self.length];
+    if (!self) {
+        NSLog(@"nil NSScanner");
+        return self;
+    }
 	NSScanner *scanner = [[NSScanner alloc] initWithString:self];
 	[scanner setCharactersToBeSkipped:nil];
 	[scanner setCaseSensitive:YES];
@@ -157,6 +161,10 @@
 	//	Paragraph Separator, U+2029
 	
 	// Scanner
+    if (!self) {
+        NSLog(@"nil NSScanner");
+        return self;
+    }
 	NSScanner *scanner = [[NSScanner alloc] initWithString:self];
 	[scanner setCharactersToBeSkipped:nil];
 	NSMutableString *result = [[NSMutableString alloc] init];
@@ -216,6 +224,10 @@
 	//	Paragraph Separator, U+2029
 	
 	// Scanner
+    if (!self) {
+        NSLog(@"nil NSScanner");
+        return self;
+    }
 	NSScanner *scanner = [[NSScanner alloc] initWithString:self];
 	[scanner setCharactersToBeSkipped:nil];
 	NSMutableString *result = [[NSMutableString alloc] init];
@@ -274,7 +286,11 @@
 	if (ampIndex == NSNotFound) {
 		return [NSString stringWithString:self]; // return copy of string as no tags found
 	}
-	
+    if (!self) {
+        NSLog(@"nil NSScanner");
+        return self;
+    }
+
 	// Scan and find all tags
 	NSScanner *scanner = [NSScanner scannerWithString:self];
 	[scanner setCharactersToBeSkipped:nil];
@@ -297,6 +313,10 @@
 	} while (![scanner isAtEnd]);
 	
 	// Strings
+    if (!self) {
+        NSLog(@"nil NSScanner");
+        return self;
+    }
 	NSMutableString *result = [[NSMutableString alloc] initWithString:self];
 	NSString *finalString;