diff --git a/js/index.js b/js/index.js
index a7e44b67e..be9452061 100644
--- a/js/index.js
+++ b/js/index.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ function showChangeLog(appid) {
 function showReadme(appid) {
   var app = appNameToApp(appid);
   function show(contents) {
-    document.contents = contents;
     if (!contents) return;
     showPrompt(app.name + " Documentation", marked(contents), {ok: true}, false).catch(() => {});
   }
diff --git a/js/ui.js b/js/ui.js
index 8048bbf93..616a92555 100644
--- a/js/ui.js
+++ b/js/ui.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function showToast(message, type) {
 /// Show a yes/no prompt
 function showPrompt(title, text, buttons, shouldEscapeHtml) {
   if (!buttons) buttons={yes:1,no:1};
-  if (!shouldEscapeHtml) shouldEscapeHtml = true;
+  if (typeof(shouldEscapeHtml) === 'undefined' || shouldEscapeHtml === null) shouldEscapeHtml = true;
 
   return new Promise((resolve,reject) => {
     var modal = htmlElement(`<div class="modal active">