diff --git a/media/js/base.js b/media/js/base.js
index 8d0992ab37..dac25bc0be 100644
--- a/media/js/base.js
+++ b/media/js/base.js
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ if ($('.messages')[0]) {
 $(function() {
 
     var msg_ct = $("#msg-count"); 
+
+    // for login page
+    if (msg_ct.length == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
     // original title
     var orig_doc_title = document.title;
     var reqUnreadNum = function() {
diff --git a/seahub/templates/base.html b/seahub/templates/base.html
index 89b45cced8..7105d8e4b0 100644
--- a/seahub/templates/base.html
+++ b/seahub/templates/base.html
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 </div><!-- wrapper -->
 
 <script type="text/javascript" src="{{ MEDIA_URL }}js/jq.min.js?t=1398068110"></script>
-<script type="text/javascript" src="{{ MEDIA_URL }}js/base.js?t=1398068110"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="{{ MEDIA_URL }}js/base.js?t=1404370380"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript">
 $.jstree._themes = '{{ MEDIA_URL }}js/themes/';
 function ajaxErrorHandler(xhr, textStatus, errorThrown) {