diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/news_updates.js b/app/assets/javascripts/news_updates.js
index 4b76c2b61..57f66a6f8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/news_updates.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/news_updates.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   Danbooru.NewsUpdate = {};
 
   Danbooru.NewsUpdate.initialize = function() {
-    var key = $("#news-updates").data("updated-at");
+    var key = $("#news-updates").data("id");
 
     if (Danbooru.Cookie.get("news-ticker") === key) {
       $("#news-updates").hide();
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
         Danbooru.Cookie.put("news-ticker", key);
 
         // need to reset the more link
-        $("#more-links").hide().offset({top: $("#site-map-link").offset().top + $("#site-map-link").height() + 10, left: $("#site-map-link").offset().left});
+        var $site_map_link = $("#site-map-link");
+        $("#more-links").hide().offset({top: $site_map_link.offset().top + $site_map_link.height() + 10, left: $site_map_link.offset().left});
 
         return false;
       });
diff --git a/app/views/news_updates/_listing.html.erb b/app/views/news_updates/_listing.html.erb
index bad60cfdf..71c58e6fa 100644
--- a/app/views/news_updates/_listing.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/news_updates/_listing.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <% cache("news-updates", :expires_in => 1.hour) do %>
-  <div id="news-updates" data-updated-at="<%= NewsUpdate.recent.first.try(:created_at).try(:strftime, "%Y-%m-%d") %>">
+  <div id="news-updates" data-id="<%= NewsUpdate.recent.first.try(:id) %>">
     <ul>
       <% NewsUpdate.recent.each do |news_update| %>
         <li><%= news_update.created_at.strftime("%b %d") %>: <%= news_update.message.html_safe %></li>