diff --git a/src/main/webapp/xnat-templates/navigations/HeaderIncludes.vm b/src/main/webapp/xnat-templates/navigations/HeaderIncludes.vm
index 9b6ebd7fb3c2371b1eca7212ce49325c740b8ead..9368f855816a9f23c9138b4ca2c45f6bc0bc5d9e 100755
--- a/src/main/webapp/xnat-templates/navigations/HeaderIncludes.vm
+++ b/src/main/webapp/xnat-templates/navigations/HeaderIncludes.vm
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
<!-- set global vars that are used often -->
<script type="text/javascript">
- var XNAT = {};
var serverRoot = "$content.getURI('')";
var csrfToken = "$!data.getSession().getAttribute("XNAT_CSRF")";
var showReason = typeof $showReason != 'undefined' ? $showReason : null;
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/xnat-templates/navigations/htmlOpen.vm b/src/main/webapp/xnat-templates/navigations/htmlOpen.vm
index fca32d7e51edcf48c19d485d2077fa1399c736ea..1e874a5dded171926a5181a4ee804f6e97f40cb1 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/xnat-templates/navigations/htmlOpen.vm
+++ b/src/main/webapp/xnat-templates/navigations/htmlOpen.vm
@@ -8,17 +8,15 @@
##<!-- the "no-js" class is for Modernizr - are we even using that? -->
<head>
-#if ($themedRedirect) <!-- Reload the appropriate page if a global theme style specifies a redirect -->
- <script type="text/javascript">
- window.location = "$content.getURI("")$themedRedirect";
- </script>
-#end
-
-#if ($theme)
- <script type="text/javascript">
- XNAT.theme = "$theme";
- </script>
-#end
+<script type="text/javascript">
+ var XNAT = {};
+ #if ($themedRedirect) <!-- Reload the appropriate page if a global theme style specifies a redirect -->
+ window.location = "$content.getURI("")$themedRedirect";
+ #end
+ #if ($theme)
+ XNAT.theme = "$theme";
+ #end
+</script>
<!-- path: xnat-templates/navigations/htmlOpen -->
<title>$!systemName</title>