diff --git a/static/timeslider.html b/static/timeslider.html
index 19cb7d23a..6c6ab8509 100644
--- a/static/timeslider.html
+++ b/static/timeslider.html
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   $(window).load(function () 
   {
     //get the padId out of the url 
-    var urlParts= document.pathname.split("/");
+    var urlParts= document.location.pathname.split("/");
     padId = urlParts[urlParts.length-2];
         
     //set the title