diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/files.py b/rhodecode/controllers/files.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/files.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/files.py
@@ -223,9 +223,10 @@ class FilesController(BaseRepoController
             c.file_author = True
             c.file_tree = ''
             if c.file.is_file():
+                c.file_source_page = 'true'
                 c.file_last_commit = c.file.last_commit
                 if c.file.size < self.cut_off_limit_file:
-                    if c.annotate: # annotation has precedence over renderer
+                    if c.annotate:  # annotation has precedence over renderer
                         c.annotated_lines = filenode_as_annotated_lines_tokens(
                             c.file
                         )
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@ class FilesController(BaseRepoController
                 c.authors = [(h.email(author),
                               h.person(author, 'username_or_name_or_email'))]
             else:
+                c.file_source_page = 'false'
                 c.authors = []
                 c.file_tree = self._get_tree_at_commit(
                     repo_name, c.commit.raw_id, f_path)
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/files/files.html b/rhodecode/templates/files/files.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/files/files.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/files/files.html
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
             if (metadataRequest && metadataRequest.readyState != 4) {
                 metadataRequest.abort();
             }
-            if (source_page) {
+            if (fileSourcePage) {
                 return false;
             }
 
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@
                 $(this).hide();
             });
 
-
-            if (source_page) {
+            if (fileSourcePage) {
                 // variants for with source code, not tree view
 
                 // select code link event
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/files/files_browser.html b/rhodecode/templates/files/files_browser.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/files/files_browser.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/files/files_browser.html
@@ -47,7 +47,3 @@
     </div>
 
 </div>
-
-<script>
-    var source_page = false;
-</script>
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/files/files_pjax.html b/rhodecode/templates/files/files_pjax.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/files/files_pjax.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/files/files_pjax.html
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@
         % endif
 
     </div> <!--end summary-detail-->
-
+    <script>
+        // set the pageSource variable
+        var fileSourcePage = ${c.file_source_page};
+    </script>
     % if c.file.is_dir():
         <div id="commit-stats" class="sidebar-right">
             <%include file='file_tree_author_box.html'/>
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/files/files_source.html b/rhodecode/templates/files/files_source.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/files/files_source.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/files/files_source.html
@@ -75,8 +75,4 @@
         %endif
      %endif
     </div>
-</div>
-
-<script>
-    var source_page = true;
-</script>
+</div>
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