diff --git a/application/views/distances/index.php b/application/views/distances/index.php
index 2925346e..91bc1638 100644
--- a/application/views/distances/index.php
+++ b/application/views/distances/index.php
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
     <br>
 
     <h2><?php echo $page_title; ?></h2>
-
+    <script>
+        var lang_general_word_qso_data = '<?php echo lang('general_word_qso_data'); ?>';
+    </script>
     <div id="distances_div">
         <form class="form-inline">
             <label class="my-1 mr-2" for="distplot_bands"><?php echo lang('gen_band_selection'); ?></label>
diff --git a/assets/js/sections/distances.js b/assets/js/sections/distances.js
index c4e67109..a15f1635 100644
--- a/assets/js/sections/distances.js
+++ b/assets/js/sections/distances.js
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ function getDistanceQsos(distance) {
 		},
 		success: function (html) {
 			BootstrapDialog.show({
-				title: '<?php echo lang('general_word_qso_data'); ?>',
+				title: lang_general_word_qso_data,
 				size: BootstrapDialog.SIZE_WIDE,
 				cssClass: 'qso-dialog',
 				nl2br: false,
diff --git a/assets/js/sections/gridmap.js b/assets/js/sections/gridmap.js
index a349d407..2abd226c 100644
--- a/assets/js/sections/gridmap.js
+++ b/assets/js/sections/gridmap.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function spawnGridsquareModal(loc_4char) {
         data: ajax_data,
         success: function (html) {
             BootstrapDialog.show({
-                title: '<?php echo lang('general_word_qso_data'); ?>',
+                title: lang_general_word_qso_data,
                 cssClass: 'qso-dialog',
                 size: BootstrapDialog.SIZE_WIDE,
                 nl2br: false,