diff --git a/files/templates/root.html b/files/templates/root.html
index c933974df3..3f054052a4 100644
--- a/files/templates/root.html
+++ b/files/templates/root.html
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 	</head>
 	<body {% block body_attributes %}id="{%block pagetype %}{% endblock %}"{% endblock %}>
 		<input hidden id="gnonce" value="{{g.nonce}}">
+		<input hidden id="gbrowser" value="{{g.browser}}">
 		<script src="{{'js/top.js' | asset}}"></script>	
 		{% block body required %}{% endblock %}
 		{{html_head.stylesheets_lower()}}
diff --git a/files/templates/util/html_head.html b/files/templates/util/html_head.html
index 2fb6de1739..ee6bd31f02 100644
--- a/files/templates/util/html_head.html
+++ b/files/templates/util/html_head.html
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 {% macro javascript() %}
 	<script defer src="{{'js/vendor/bootstrap.js' | asset}}"></script>
 	<script defer src="{{'js/core.js' | asset}}"></script>
-	<input hidden id="gbrowser" value="{{g.browser}}">
 {% endmacro %}
 
 {% macro page_meta(title=none) %}
