diff --git a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/base.html b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/base.html
index 98b32f4a..34986fdb 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/base.html
+++ b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/base.html
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
           href="{{ request.staticdirect('/css/base.css') }}"/>
     <link rel="shortcut icon"
           href="{{ request.staticdirect('/images/goblin.ico') }}" />
-    <script src="{{ request.staticdirect('/js/extlib/jquery.js') }}"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript"
+            src="{{ request.staticdirect('/js/extlib/jquery.js') }}"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript"
             src="{{ request.staticdirect('/js/header_dropdown.js') }}"></script>