diff --git a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/news_updates.js b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/news_updates.js
index 60f90f557..d3f1490ce 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/news_updates.js
+++ b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/news_updates.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Cookie from './cookie'
 let NewsUpdate = {};
 
 NewsUpdate.initialize = function() {
-  var key = $("#news-updates").data("id");
+  var key = $("#news-updates").data("id").toString();
 
   if (Cookie.get("news-ticker") === key) {
     $("#news-updates").hide();