diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.html b/copyparty/web/browser.html
index 46a5a6ea4..1fc2982ff 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.html
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.html
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 	<div id="widget"></div>
 
 	<script>
-		var SR = {{ r|tojson }},
+		var SR = "{{ r }}",
 			CGV1 = {{ cgv1 }},
 			CGV = {{ cgv|tojson }},
 			TS = "{{ ts }}",
diff --git a/copyparty/web/md.html b/copyparty/web/md.html
index 6c03a8b36..c3e2dfce8 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/md.html
+++ b/copyparty/web/md.html
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ write markdown (most html is 🙆 too)
 
 	<script>
 
-var SR = {{ r|tojson }},
+var SR = "{{ r }}",
 	last_modified = {{ lastmod }},
-	have_emp = {{ have_emp|tojson }},
+	have_emp = {{ "true" if have_emp else "false" }},
 	dfavico = "{{ favico }}";
 
 var md_opt = {
diff --git a/copyparty/web/mde.html b/copyparty/web/mde.html
index 8cc8a1b1a..adef6793a 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/mde.html
+++ b/copyparty/web/mde.html
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 	<a href="#" id="repl">π</a>
 	<script>
 
-var SR = {{ r|tojson }},
+var SR = "{{ r }}",
 	last_modified = {{ lastmod }},
-	have_emp = {{ have_emp|tojson }},
+	have_emp = {{ "true" if have_emp else "false" }},
 	dfavico = "{{ favico }}";
 
 var md_opt = {
diff --git a/copyparty/web/rups.html b/copyparty/web/rups.html
index 96c3dfcc7..63770359d 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/rups.html
+++ b/copyparty/web/rups.html
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
 	<a href="#" id="repl">π</a>
 	<script>
 
-var SR = {{ r|tojson }},
-    NOW = {{ now }},
+var SR="{{ r }}",
+    NOW={{ now }},
 	lang="{{ lang }}",
 	dfavico="{{ favico }}";
 
diff --git a/copyparty/web/shares.html b/copyparty/web/shares.html
index 176e98839..d1304e638 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/shares.html
+++ b/copyparty/web/shares.html
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 	<a href="#" id="repl">π</a>
 	<script>
 
-var SR = {{ r|tojson }},
+var SR="{{ r }}",
     shr="{{ shr }}",
 	lang="{{ lang }}",
 	dfavico="{{ favico }}";
diff --git a/copyparty/web/splash.html b/copyparty/web/splash.html
index badc764c7..7b3e012d0 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/splash.html
+++ b/copyparty/web/splash.html
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 	{%- endif %}
 	<script>
 
-var SR = {{ r|tojson }},
+var SR="{{ r }}",
 	lang="{{ lang }}",
 	dfavico="{{ favico }}";
 
diff --git a/copyparty/web/svcs.html b/copyparty/web/svcs.html
index c69e0b4b2..f6556e34b 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/svcs.html
+++ b/copyparty/web/svcs.html
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 	<a href="#" id="repl">π</a>
 	<script>
 
-var SR = {{ r|tojson }},
+var SR="{{ r }}",
     lang="{{ lang }}",
 	dfavico="{{ favico }}";