diff --git a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/base.html b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/base.html
index 0d22608b..e430cfca 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/base.html
+++ b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/base.html
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@
           href="{{ request.staticdirect('/css/base.css') }}"/>
     <link rel="shortcut icon"
           href="{{ request.staticdirect('/images/goblin.ico') }}" />
+    <script type="text/javascript"
+            src="{{ request.staticdirect('/js/extlib/jquery.js') }}"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript"
+            src="{{ request.staticdirect('/js/header_dropdown.js') }}"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript"
+            src="{{ request.staticdirect('/js/notifications.js') }}"></script>
+    <script>
+      var mark_all_comments_seen_url = "{{ request.urlgen('mediagoblin.notifications.mark_all_comment_notifications_seen') }}"
+    </script>
 
     {# For clarification, the difference between the extra_head.html template
      # and the head template hook is that the former should be used by
@@ -181,14 +190,5 @@
       </div>
     {%- endblock mediagoblin_body %}
     {% include 'mediagoblin/bits/body_end.html' %}
-    <script type="text/javascript"
-            src="{{ request.staticdirect('/js/extlib/jquery.js') }}"></script>
-    <script type="text/javascript"
-            src="{{ request.staticdirect('/js/header_dropdown.js') }}"></script>
-    <script type="text/javascript"
-            src="{{ request.staticdirect('/js/notifications.js') }}"></script>
-    <script>
-      var mark_all_comments_seen_url = "{{ request.urlgen('mediagoblin.notifications.mark_all_comment_notifications_seen') }}"
-    </script>
   </body>
 </html>