diff --git a/src/static/js/html10n.js b/src/static/js/html10n.js
index bb4acf819..c45f4b31b 100644
--- a/src/static/js/html10n.js
+++ b/src/static/js/html10n.js
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 window.html10n = (function(window, document, undefined) {
   var console = window.console
   function interceptConsole(method){
-      var original = console[method]
-
       if (!console) return function() {}
 
+      var original = console[method]
+
       // do sneaky stuff
       if (original.bind){
         // Do this for normal browsers