diff --git a/code/utils_misc.js b/code/utils_misc.js
index 232613a3..ea6d6b9f 100644
--- a/code/utils_misc.js
+++ b/code/utils_misc.js
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ window.clampLatLngBounds = function(bounds) {
 
 // avoid error in stock JS
 if(goog && goog.style) {
-  goog.style.showElement = function(a, b) {
+  goog.style.setElementShown = goog.style.showElement = function(a, b) {
     if(a && a.style)
       a.style.display = b ? "" : "none"
   };
diff --git a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
index 4b54fe96..d78d6895 100644
--- a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
+++ b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity
             if (findViewById(R.id.imageLoading).getVisibility() == View.GONE) {
                 // enough idle...let's do some work
                 Log.d("resuming...reset idleTimer");
-                mIitcWebView.loadUrl("javascript: window.idleReset();");
+                mIitcWebView.loadJS("(function(){if(window.idleReset) window.idleReset();})();");
             }
         }