Ember app redirects to /#/Path/ in IE8

I have an Ember app that i am trying to get working in IE8. It works fine in Chrome and other current browsers. When i try to open the app at example.com/path/ it redirects to example.com/#/path. Has anyone else had this problem with routing and found a solution? I am using Ember: 1.12.0, Ember Data: 1.0.0-beta.18 and jQuery: 1.11.3. FYI: I cannot upgrade the jQuery version due to legacy code.