diff --git a/app/views/site/edit.html.erb b/app/views/site/edit.html.erb
index d3258c9cf..b29c0f200 100644
--- a/app/views/site/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/site/edit.html.erb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ zoom='14' if zoom.nil?
   
   window.onbeforeunload=function() {
     if (!changesaved) {
-      return '#{escape_javascript(t('site.edit.potlatch_unsaved_changes'))}';
+      return '<%= escape_javascript(t('site.edit.potlatch_unsaved_changes')) %>';
     }
   }