diff --git a/IPython/html/static/services/kernels/comm.js b/IPython/html/static/services/kernels/comm.js
index 2ef5d33..1a3aeba 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/services/kernels/comm.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/services/kernels/comm.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ define([
                 comm.close();
                 that.unregister_comm(comm);
             }
-        }, console.error);
+        }, $.proxy(console.error, console));
     };
     
     CommManager.prototype.comm_close = function (msg) {
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/manager.js b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/manager.js
index 07dc383..64eed36 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/manager.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/manager.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ define([
                     dummy.replaceWith(view.$el);
                 }
                 view.trigger('displayed');
-            }, console.error);
+            }, $.proxy(console.error, console));
         }
     };
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ define([
         //      model_name: 'WidgetModel', 
         //      widget_class: 'IPython.html.widgets.widget_int.IntSlider'})
         //      .then(function(model) { console.log('Create success!', model); },
-        //      console.error);
+        //      $.proxy(console.error, console));
         //
         // Parameters
         // ----------
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget.js b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget.js
index 6e99190..dbc98d3 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget.js
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ define(["widgets/js/manager",
                         unpacked_state[state_keys[i]] = promise_values[i];
                     }
                     WidgetModel.__super__.set.apply(this, [unpacked_state]);
-                }, console.error);
+                }, $.proxy(console.error, console));
             } finally {
                this.state_lock = null;
             }
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_box.js b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_box.js
index 323c5d8..ae0a1f2 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_box.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_box.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ define([
                 that.after_displayed(function() {
                     view.trigger('displayed');
                 });
-            }, console.error);
+            }, $.proxy(console.error, console));
         },
     });
 
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_selectioncontainer.js b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_selectioncontainer.js
index 90603c2..5e26d0f 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_selectioncontainer.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_selectioncontainer.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ define([
                 that.after_displayed(function() {
                     view.trigger('displayed');
                 });
-            }, console.error);
+            }, $.proxy(console.error, console));
         },
     });
     
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ define([
                 that.after_displayed(function() {
                     view.trigger('displayed');
                 });
-            }, console.error);
+            }, $.proxy(console.error, console));
         },
 
         update: function(options) {