diff --git a/app/views/static/index.js.erb b/app/views/static/index.js.erb
index 64f5f33a..f13fa460 100644
--- a/app/views/static/index.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/static/index.js.erb
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ $('#timeline').append('<% @timeline.each do |answer|
   %><%= j render 'shared/answerbox', a: answer
 %><% end %>');
 <% if @timeline.next_page %>
-  var _p = $('#pagination');
-  _p.replaceWith('<%= j will_paginate @timeline, renderer: BootstrapPagination::Rails, page_links: false %>');
-  _p.hide();
+  $('#pagination').replaceWith('<%= j will_paginate @timeline, renderer: BootstrapPagination::Rails, page_links: false %>');
+  $('#pagination').hide();
 <% else %>
   $('#pagination, #load-more-btn').remove();
 <% end %>
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