diff --git a/public/src/ajaxify.js b/public/src/ajaxify.js
index 640c4da443..24f1e2e105 100644
--- a/public/src/ajaxify.js
+++ b/public/src/ajaxify.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ var ajaxify = {};
 
 			translator.load(tpl_url);
 
-			jQuery('#footer, #content').addClass('ajaxifying');
+			jQuery('#footer, #content').removeClass('hide').addClass('ajaxifying');
 
 			templates.flush();
 			templates.load_template(function () {
diff --git a/public/templates/footer.tpl b/public/templates/footer.tpl
index a9f51f2242..4434336ed8 100644
--- a/public/templates/footer.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/footer.tpl
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 	<div id="alert_window"></div>
 
 
-	<footer id="footer" class="container footer">
+	<footer id="footer" class="container footer hide">
 		{footerHTML}
 		<div class="copyright">
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