diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java
index c143d67fd..2a85cae94 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ public class I2PSnarkServlet extends DefaultServlet {
                 //out.write("<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"" + delay + ";/i2psnark/" + peerString + "\">\n");
                 out.write("<script src=\"/js/ajax.js\" type=\"text/javascript\"></script>\n" +
                           "<script type=\"text/javascript\">\n"  +
-                          "var failMessage = \"<b>" + _("Router is down") + "</b>\";\n" +
+                          "var failMessage = \"<b>" + _("Router is down") + "<\\/b>\";\n" +
                           "function requestAjax1() { ajax(\"/i2psnark/.ajax/xhr1.html" + peerString + "\", \"mainsection\", " + (delay*1000) + "); }\n" +
                           "function initAjax(delayMs) { setTimeout(requestAjax1, " + (delay*1000) +");  }\n"  +
                           "</script>\n");
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/home.jsp b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/home.jsp
index 8c1bcc45a..983d0225c 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/home.jsp
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/home.jsp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 <%=intl.title("home")%>
 <script src="/js/ajax.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript">
-  var failMessage = "<b><%=intl._("Router is down")%></b>";
+  var failMessage = "<b><%=intl._("Router is down")%><\/b>";
   function requestAjax1() { ajax("/xhr1.jsp", "xhr", 15000); }
   function initAjax() { setTimeout(requestAjax1, 15000);  }
 </script>