diff --git a/app/views/site/_potlatch.html.erb b/app/views/site/_potlatch.html.erb
index 68205b6ff..18e1c4cce 100644
--- a/app/views/site/_potlatch.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/site/_potlatch.html.erb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 <script type="text/javascript" defer="defer">
   var brokenContentSize = $("content").offsetWidth == 0;
-  var fo = new SWFObject("/potlatch/potlatch.swf?d="+Math.round(Math.random()*1000), "potlatch", "100%", "100%", "6", "#FFFFFF");
+  var fo = new SWFObject("<%= asset_path("/potlatch/potlatch.swf") %>", "potlatch", "100%", "100%", "6", "#FFFFFF");
   // 700,600 for fixed size, 100%,100% for resizable
   var changesaved=true;
   var winie=false; if (document.all && window.print) { winie=true; }
diff --git a/app/views/site/_potlatch2.html.erb b/app/views/site/_potlatch2.html.erb
index 4305e07b9..b2eda87d5 100644
--- a/app/views/site/_potlatch2.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/site/_potlatch2.html.erb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 <script type="text/javascript" defer="defer">
   var brokenContentSize = $("content").offsetWidth == 0;
-  var fo = new SWFObject("/potlatch2/potlatch2.swf?d="+Math.round(Math.random()*1000), "potlatch", "100%", "100%", "9", "#FFFFFF");
+  var fo = new SWFObject("<%= asset_path("/potlatch2/potlatch2.swf") %>", "potlatch", "100%", "100%", "9", "#FFFFFF");
   // 700,600 for fixed size, 100%,100% for resizable
   var changesaved=true;
   
diff --git a/config/initializers/asset_tag_helper.rb b/config/initializers/asset_tag_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1c2c94a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/asset_tag_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module ActionView
+  module Helpers
+    module AssetTagHelper
+      def asset_path(source)
+        compute_public_path(source, nil)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end