diff --git a/node/minify.js b/node/minify.js
index b6f670bdf..d7890f5c7 100644
--- a/node/minify.js
+++ b/node/minify.js
@@ -231,9 +231,17 @@ exports.padJS = function(req, res)
   //minifying is disabled, so load the files with jquery
   else
   {
+    res.write("function loadjsfile(filename){\n"+
+              "var fileref=document.createElement('script');\n"+
+              "fileref.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');\n"+
+              "var path = 'static/js/' + filename;\n"+
+              "fileref.setAttribute('src', path);\n" + 
+              "document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(fileref);\n" +
+              "}\n");
+  
     for(var i in jsFiles)
     {
-      res.write("$.getScript('/static/js/" + jsFiles[i]+ "');\n");
+      res.write("loadjsfile('"+ jsFiles[i] + "');\n");
     }
     
     res.end();
diff --git a/node/server.js b/node/server.js
index 5b2c904ba..4887f24fd 100644
--- a/node/server.js
+++ b/node/server.js
@@ -81,6 +81,20 @@ async.waterfall([
       res.sendfile(filePath, { maxAge: exports.maxAge });
     });
     
+    //if minified is disabled, we need to server the static files under /p/static too
+    //it looks like dynamic script loading works only for subfolders, thats the reason we're doing this
+    if(settings.minify == false)
+    {
+      //serve static files
+      app.get('/p/static/*', function(req, res)
+      { 
+        res.header("Server", serverName);
+        var filePath = path.normalize(__dirname + "/.." + req.url.split("?")[0].replace("p/",""));
+        console.error(filePath);
+        res.sendfile(filePath, { maxAge: exports.maxAge });
+      });
+    }
+    
     //serve minified files
     app.get('/minified/:id', function(req, res)
     { 
@@ -149,7 +163,7 @@ async.waterfall([
     
     //serve pad.html under /p
     app.get('/p/:pad', function(req, res, next)
-    {
+    {    
       //ensure the padname is valid and the url doesn't end with a /
       if(!isValidPadname(req.params.pad) || /\/$/.test(req.url))
       {
diff --git a/static/pad.html b/static/pad.html
index 928a3629f..a9e5e7919 100644
--- a/static/pad.html
+++ b/static/pad.html
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ We removed this feature cause its not worth the space it needs in the editbar
 <li>
   <a id="timesliderlink" title="Show the history of this pad">
     <script>
-      $("#timesliderlink").attr("href", document.location+ '/timeslider');
+      document.getElementById('timesliderlink').href = document.location+ '/timeslider';
     </script>
     <img src="../static/img/editbar_timeslider.gif" width="16" height="16" />
   </a>