diff --git a/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php b/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php
index 937552b50..a1ca9e8ad 100644
--- a/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php
+++ b/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
 <script>
     function getDataTablesLanguageUrl() {
-        lang_datatables_language = "<?php echo lang('datatables_language'); ?>";
+        var lang_datatables_language = "<?php echo lang('datatables_language'); ?>";
         datatables_language_url = "<?php echo base_url() ;?>assets/json/datatables_languages/" + lang_datatables_language + ".json";
         return datatables_language_url;
     }
diff --git a/application/views/logbookadvanced/index.php b/application/views/logbookadvanced/index.php
index c4d72c7d3..c2a3bd0b5 100644
--- a/application/views/logbookadvanced/index.php
+++ b/application/views/logbookadvanced/index.php
@@ -484,8 +484,3 @@ $options = json_decode($options);
     </tbody>
 </table>
 </div>
-<script>
-<?php
-    echo 'var lang_datatables_language = "' . lang('datatables_language') . '";';
-?>
-</script>