diff --git a/IPython/html/static/tree/js/kernellist.js b/IPython/html/static/tree/js/kernellist.js
index 7ff20dd..f89d52c 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/tree/js/kernellist.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/tree/js/kernellist.js
@@ -22,13 +22,12 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
 
     KernelList.prototype.sessions_loaded = function (d) {
         this.sessions = d;
-        // clear out the previous list
         this.clear_list();
         var item;
         for (var path in d) {
             item = this.new_notebook_item(-1);
             this.add_link('', path, item);
-            this.add_shutdown_button(item,this.sessions[path]);
+            this.add_shutdown_button(item, this.sessions[path]);
         }
        
         $('#running_list_header').toggle($.isEmptyObject(d));
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/tree/js/notebooklist.js b/IPython/html/static/tree/js/notebooklist.js
index 4b86310..2f472de 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/tree/js/notebooklist.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/tree/js/notebooklist.js
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
     };
 
     NotebookList.prototype.style = function () {
-        $('#' + this.element_name + '_toolbar').addClass('list_toolbar');
-        $('#drag_info').addClass('toolbar_info');
-        $('#' + this.element_name + '_buttons').addClass('toolbar_buttons');
-        $('#' + this.element_name + '_list_header').addClass('list_header');
+        var prefix = '#' + this.element_name
+        $(prefix + '_toolbar').addClass('list_toolbar');
+        $(prefix + '_list_info').addClass('toolbar_info');
+        $(prefix + '_buttons').addClass('toolbar_buttons');
+        $(prefix + '_list_header').addClass('list_header');
         this.element.addClass("list_container");
     };
 
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/tree/js/sessionlist.js b/IPython/html/static/tree/js/sessionlist.js
index dc1f9aa..4942ed8 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/tree/js/sessionlist.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/tree/js/sessionlist.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
             success : $.proxy(that.sessions_loaded, this)
         };
         var url = utils.url_join_encode(this.base_url, 'api/sessions');
-        $.ajax(url,settings);
+        $.ajax(url, settings);
     };
 
     SesssionList.prototype.sessions_loaded = function(data){
diff --git a/IPython/html/templates/tree.html b/IPython/html/templates/tree.html
index cf0abad..19a5e23 100644
--- a/IPython/html/templates/tree.html
+++ b/IPython/html/templates/tree.html
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ data-base-kernel-url="{{base_kernel_url}}"
         <div id="notebook_toolbar" class="row-fluid">
             <div class="span8">
                 <form id='alternate_upload'  class='alternate_upload' >
-                    <span id="drag_info" style="position:absolute" >
+                    <span id="notebook_list_info" style="position:absolute" >
                         To import a notebook, drag the file onto the listing below or <strong>click here</strong>.
-                        </span>
+                    </span>
                     <input type="file" name="datafile" class="fileinput" multiple='multiple'>
                 </form>
             </div>
@@ -76,9 +76,8 @@ data-base-kernel-url="{{base_kernel_url}}"
         </div>
 
         <div id="running_list">
-            <div id="running_list_header" class="row-fluid list_header" style='display:none'> 
+            <div id="running_list_header" class="row-fluid list_header"> 
                 <div> There are no notebooks running. </div>
-            <!-- damn it, I seem to need this stupid placeholder, otherwise items don't get added to the list -->
             </div> 
         </div>
     </div>